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Microbiology revision checklist for NEET PG, INI-CET & FMGE

Every topic broken into what's actually asked from it. Tick what you've already studied — mark it Shaky if you'd fumble it under exam pressure.

General Microbiology

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

2 points

AST method identification versus toxin/serology tests

Mueller-Hinton standard agar and resistance-mechanism exceptions

Biosafety, Spill and Hospital Infection Control

4 points

Blood and mercury spill first-step management

Nosocomial 48-hour rule, hand-hygiene primacy and aerosol spread

Biosafety-level assignment for high-risk agents

Blood-culture collection protocol in infective endocarditis

Bioterrorism Agents

2 points

Category A agent recognition among zoonotic contenders

CDC category definitions — spotting the false statement

Culture Media Selection

2 points

CLED advantage over MacConkey in urine culture

Obligate-anaerobe identification among gram-negative rods

Disinfectants and Antiseptics

2 points

Bleaching powder — disinfectant status and its active chemistry

Germicidal resistance hierarchy and sputum disinfection limits

Immunodeficiency and Superantigens

2 points

Catalase-positive infection susceptibility mapping

Superantigen versus non-superantigen exotoxin

Immunodiagnostics and Flow Cytometry

2 points

Autoantibody detection method selection

Flow cytometry outputs and whole-blood-requiring assays

Microscopy Techniques

2 points

Phase-contrast versus dark-field for living, transparent organisms

Labeled microscope parts and photomicrography requirements

Molecular Diagnostics and Genome Basics

3 points

FISH probe test recognition on a labeled image

Genome composition — single-stranded genomes and DNA/RNA content

Rapid HBV test principle identification

Staining and Fixation Techniques

2 points

Special stains matched to organism, incl. Albert's for diphtheria

Fixatives, frozen section and cross-linking classification

Sterilization Methods

3 points

Cold sterilization group — the odd-one-out among plasma, UV, gamma

Moist-heat autoclave use and its biological spore indicator

Flaming loops and the milk pasteurization quality tests

Immunology

Complement System

3 points

Opsonisation — C3b and the FcγRI partnership

Membrane-attack complex composition

Commonest complement deficiency and humoral-rejection marker

Hypersensitivity Reactions

4 points

Type I immediate — mast-cell mediators and identification

Type IV delayed — contact dermatitis and its timing

Type II versus type III — myasthenia and serum sickness

Antibody-dependent enhancement and ADCC effectors

Immunoglobulin Structure and Classes

5 points

Immunoglobulin class identification from labeled structure

IgM pentamer and simultaneous IgM/IgD B-cell expression

Papain digestion of IgG into fragments

IgE receptor location and incorrect-property spotting

Secreted versus membrane-bound antibody determination

T-Cell Mediated Immunity

6 points

Naive T-cell activation signals and the PD-1 trap

Gamma-delta T-cell location and first-line role

MHC restriction — class I/CD8 versus class II/CD4

Shared versus distinct T-cell and B-cell features

NK-cell markers and nude-mouse xenograft resistance

Professional antigen-presenting cell identification

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