Multiple Choice Questions - History of Microbiology

Louis Pasteur

Who is the father of microbiology?

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Louis Pasteur

The study of the body’s response to foreign substances was first started by:

•  Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Edward Jenner

Who coined the terms aerobic and anaerobic?

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Louis Pasteur

Who established the theory that a specific disease is caused by a specific microorganism?

•  Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Robert Koch

Who has significantly contributed to wine industry?

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Louis Pasteur

Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax bacillus), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Vibrio cholera were discovered by:

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Robert Koch

Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast staining procedure was introduced by:

•  Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Ehrlich.

Answer: Ehrlich.

Who observed that fermentation took place in the absence of air?

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Louis Pasteur

Which of the following organisms has not yet been grown in artificial culture media?

• Mycobacterium leprae
• Pneumococcus
• Pseudomonas
• Salmonella

Answer: Mycobacterium leprae

Who disproved the theory that living organisms originated spontaneously from decaying organic matter?

• Louis Pasteur
• Edward Jenner
• Robert Koch
• Robert Brown

Answer: Louis Pasteur

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