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Which microbe am I?

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  • Q1
    I am not gram-positive, I am not gram-negative, who am I?
    Escherichia coli
    Neisseria meningitidis
    Rickettsia australis
    Archaea
    5s
  • Q2
    My friends (archaea) S-layers adheres directly to the outer membrane. Is it True or False?
    I don't know
    False
    I am the best
    True
    5s
  • Q3
    We have no peptidoglycan. My friends have S-layers but I don't. Who am I?
    Ignicoccus hospitalis
    Pyrolobus fumarii
    Methanobacterium palustre
    Nanoarchaeum equitans
    20s
  • Q4
    I have an organism living with me symbiotically. Who is he?
    Proteus vulgaris
    Pyrolobus fumarii
    Nanoarchaeum equitans
    Methanosarcina barkeri
    20s
  • Q5
    My friend (methanogens) is special since he is different. Why is he special?
    Methanogens have N-acetylmuramic acid as a component of their cell wall.
    Methanogens have pseudomurein as a component of their cell wall.
    Methanogens are not resistant to Amoxicillin.
    Methanogens have β-1,3-glycosidic bond.
    20s
  • Q6
    What cannot live without me but I can live without him?
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Enterococcus faecium
    Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    Nanoarchaeum equitans
    10s
  • Q7
    Since, I am hyperthermophillic, where do you expect my house is?
    Hydrothermal vent
    The arctic ocean
    Vostok, Antarctica
    In your house's refrigerator
    5s
  • Q8
    Why can we live at places with high temperature? (please provide a deeper answer)
    Because we have Ester linkage in our membranes thus are more stable even at high temperature.
    Our ancestors were living there so we remained; not wanting to move places or migrate.
    Because we are not Thermophiles or Hyperthermophiles.
    Because we have Ether linkage in our membranes thus are more stable even at high temperature.
    30s
  • Q9
    So, which microbe am I?
    Ignicoccus hospitalis
    Nanoarchaeum equitans
    Escherichia coli
    Methanogens
    10s

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