Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 18) Posted on June 11, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Typhoid fever is caused by __________ Salmonella Typhi Bacillus anthracis Vibrio cholerae Staphylococcus aureus 2. Cholera is caused by ___________________ Escherichia coli Mycobacterium tuberculosis Shigella dysenteriae Vibrio cholerae 3. The reproductive structure bearing conidia is called ___________ Rhizoid Conidiophore Basidium Ascus 4. Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine against __________________ Rabies Typhoid Smallpox Tuberculosis 5. _____________________ is the scientist who coined the term “cell” Leeuwenhoek Pasteur Robert Hooke Koch 6. Edward Jenner developed a successful vaccine that protect against __________ Polio Tuberculosis Rabies Smallpox 7. The Gram staining technique was developed by ___________________ Joseph Lister Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Hans Christian Gram 8. ___________________ are specialized invaginations of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane Mesosomes Ribosomes Nucleoids Plasmids 9. Scientific study of bacteriophages contributed significantly to ___________ Food microbiology Plant pathology Industrial fermentation Molecular genetics 10. _________________________ is regarded as the Father of Modern Bacteriology Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Edward Jenner Alexander Fleming Loading … Question 1 of 10