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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011. First Year Microbiology Paper I INTRODUCTION MICROORGANISMS Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks) Answer any FIVE of the following. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Contributions of Louis Pasteur. Germ theory of fermentation. General characters of Archaebacteria. Clostridium. Viriods. T4. Classification of protozoa. Reproduction of protozoa.

PART B (4 15 = 60 marks) Answer ALL questions. 9. (a) Write an account on the development of vaccines. Or (b) 10. (a) Describe the ultra structure of a typical bacterial cell. Write an account on the classification of bacteria based on Bergys manual. Or (b) 11. (a) (b) 12. (a) Describe the general characters of cyano bacteria. Describe the morphology of viruses. Or Describe the symptoms caused by viruses on plants. Describe the process of reproduction and economic importance of microalgae. Or (b) Describe the structure importance of fungi. and economic

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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011. First Year Microbiology Paper II MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks) Answer any FIVE of the following. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Simple staining. Preparation of bacteriological media. Spread plate method. Winogradsky column. Applications of GLC. Glove box technique. Principles of Mass spectroscopy. LSC.

PART B (4 15 = 60 marks) Answer ALL questions. 9. (a) Describe the principle and applications of scanning Electron microscopy. Or (b) 10. (a) Write an account sterilization. Describe MPN technique. Or (b) 11. (a) Write an account on methods of preservation of microbial cultures. Describe the techniques of centrifugation. Or (b) 12. (a) Write an account on the cultivation of viruses. Describe the principles and applications of gel electrophoresis. Or (b) Enumerate Beers Lambort law. 2 on the methods and of

method

baiting

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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011. First Year Microbiology Paper III MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks) Answer any FIVE of the following. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Simple diffusion Active transport Methylotrophs Iron oxidizers Methanogenesis Mixed acid fermentation Nucleotides Purines

PART B (4 15 = 60 marks) Answer ALL questions. 9. (a) Describe the nutritional types in bacteria. Or (b) 10. (a) Write an account on the factors affecting bacterial growth. Describe the process of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria. Or (b) 11. (a) Write an account on chemoautotrophy. Describe the phosphorylation. Or (b) 12. (a) Write an account on Glyoxylate pathway. Write an account on the classification of enzymes. Or (b) Explain Michaelis-Menton equation. different types of

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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011. First Year Microbiology Paper IV ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks) Answer any FIVE of the following. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Aeroallergens. Phytoplankton. Transformation of iron in soil. Decomposition of organic matter. Azospirillum. Ectotrophic mycorrizae. Epidemiology. Plant quarantine.
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PART B (4 15 = 60 marks) Answer ALL questions. 9. (a) Describe the various types of air sampling techniques. Or (b) Describe the various types of treatment of water for drinking purposes. 10. (a) Write an account on the diversity and abundance of dominant soil microorganisms. Or (b) Describe the methods of isolation of soil microflora. 11. (a) Write an account on the development, structure nodules. Or (b) Enumerate VAM fungi. 2 and function of legume root

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12.

(a)

Describe the symptoms caused by bacteria and viruses in plants. Or

(b)

Describe the biological control of plant diseases.

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