NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viruses were discovered by filtering infectious fluid through a filter designed to trap what?
A
Bacteria
B
Algae
C
Fungi
D
Membranes within the cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses can pass through bacterial proof filters as they are smaller than bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fact that all organisms can harbor viruses was confirmed by the discovery of bacterial viruses, known as bacteriophage. These were first discovered by Frederick Twort (1877–1950) [16] in England and by Felix d’Herelle (1873–1949), a Canadian working in France.

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