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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 10. Human Health and Diseases

Salmonella typhi are ___________ bacteria.

  1. A flagellate Gram +ve
  2. B flagellate Gram - ve
  3. C non-flagellate Gram - ve
  4. D non-flagellate Gram +ve
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(B) flagellate Gram - ve

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Typhoid is an acute infection of intestine. It is caused by Salmonella typhi. These are Gram -ve bacteria found in intestinal lumen of infected preson. Pathogenicity is due to "O"-antigen, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS), present on surface coat. Flagella contains "H"- antigen.
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