Basic Microbiology

India Ink Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Negative Staining Footages

Introduction of India Ink Preparation Cryptococcal meningitis occurs in immunodeficient patients and when meningitis is clinically suspected, for example, patients…

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Use of X, V, and XV Growth Factors Disks for Haemophilus species Identification: Introduction, Species Identification, Keynotes, and Haemophilus Footages

Introduction of Haemophilus The genus Haemophilus is a pleomorphic Gram-negative coccobacilli fastidious bacteria and thus they do not grow on an ordinary medium like…

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Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton: Definition, Differences and, Footages of Dermatophytes

Definition of Dermatophytes Dermatophytes are a common label for a group of three types of keratinophilic fungi that infect keratinized tissues…

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Staphylococcus and Micrococcus: Introduction, Differentiating Features, Keynotes, and Related Footages

Introduction of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus Staphylococcus (pleural-staphylococci) is spherical, non-motile, gram-positive in singles, pairs, and clusters. On nutrient agar, growth…

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Pneumococcus and Viridans streptococci: Introduction, Differentiating Features, Keynotes, Pneumococcus, and Viridans streptococci Footages

Introduction of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Viridans streptococci Streptococcus pneumoniae is also called pneumococcus and pneumococcus is the commensals of the…

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Amoebic and Bacillary dysentery: Introduction, Differences, and Keynotes

Introduction of Amoebic dysentery and Bacillary dysentery Amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a unicellular (protozoan)…

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Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA): Introduction, Principle, Composition, Preparation, Testing Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Colony Characteristics, Uses, Keynotes, and SDA Footages

Introduction of Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) is a common fungal culture medium and  Sabouraud is the…

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Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA): Introduction, Composition, Principle, Preparation Requirements, Testing Procedure, Colony Characteristics, Uses, Keynotes, and MHA Footages

History and Introduction of Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA) The name Mueller- Hinton agar(MHA) is from the surname of co-developers microbiologist John Howard Mueller…

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Chocolate Agar: Introduction, Composition, Principle, Preparation Requirements, Testing Procedure, Colony Characteristics, Uses, Keynotes, and Chocolate Agar Footages

Introduction of Chocolate agar  Chocolate Agar short form is (CHOC). It is a non-selective, enriched growth medium that is the lysed…

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