Antimicrobial Chemotherapeutic Agents – Section 1

16. The susceptibility of a microorganism to antibiotics and other chemotherapeutic agents can be determined by using

A. tube dilution technique
B. paper disk plate
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these

Correct Answer: C. Chloramphenicol
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17. Most antibiotics are isolated from

A. viruses
B. aquatic microorganisms
C. soil microorganisms
D. plants

Correct Answer: C. soil microorganisms
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18. Which of the following group is not the carbohydrate-containing antibiotics?

A. Streptomycin & Streptothricin
B. Vancomycin & Moenomycin
C. Everninomycin & Nogirimycin
D. Erythromycin & candicidin

Correct Answer: D. Erythromycin & candicidin
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19. The penicillin stable in gastric acid and suitable for oral administration is

A. methicillin
B. carbenicillin
C. cloxacillin
D. penicillin-G

Correct Answer: C. cloxacillin
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20. Which of the following is not an example of potent antitumor agents?

A. Anthramycin
B. Sibromycin
C. Neothramycin
D. Erythromycin

Correct Answer: D. Erythromycin
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