Transport Media MCQs Mock Test

A stool sample from a cholera outbreak area should be transported in:

If a specimen in transport media cannot be processed immediately, it should be:

 What is the primary purpose of transport media?

Which medium is used for transporting Vibrio cholerae?

Why is fetal calf serum added to viral transport media?

Transport media typically have a pH range of:

18. Which component in Cary-Blair Medium maintains osmotic balance?

12. Which medium is used for Mycoplasma species?

Viral Transport Media contain antibiotics to prevent bacterial overgrowth.

5. Amies Transport Medium is suitable for:

28. The shelf life of sterilized Stuart’s Transport Medium is:

15. A key limitation of transport media is:

9. A rectal swab suspected of Salmonella infection should be transported in:

 Which specimen is transported without a medium?

7. Viral Transport Medium (VTM) typically contains:

13. Transport media should ideally be stored at:

11. For Bordetella pertussis, the recommended transport medium is:

Universal Transport Medium (UTM) is suitable for:

30. A key advantage of semi-solid transport media is:

8. Which medium is not suitable for fecal specimens?

The maximum recommended holding time for most transport media is:

Alkaline Peptone Water is acidic in pH.

Transport media can replace culture media for diagnosis.

Sodium thioglycollate in Stuart’s Medium acts as a:

Which medium is used for Chlamydia trachomatis?

3. Which component is commonly excluded from transport media to prevent microbial growth?

Which medium contains charcoal to neutralize toxins for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

10. Which specimen is not transported in a liquid medium?

 A patient with suspected whooping cough has a nasopharyngeal swab collected. Which medium is optimal?

20. Which organism is not preserved in Buffered Glycerol Saline?