Introduction of CLED Agar CLED stands for cysteine, lactose, and electrolyte-deficient. CLED agar or medium is a differential culture medium…
Introduction of MacConkey Agar MacConkey agar (MAC) uses for the culture of gram-negative bacteria and therefore Enterobacteriaceae belonging bacteria grow well on…
Introduction The genus, Vibrio is a member of the family, Vibrionaceae and the most common human pathogens are Vibrio cholerae,…
Introduction of Proteus mirabilis The genus Proteus was discovered in 1885 by Hauser and it is also named after a Greek…
Introduction of Bile Esculin test Bile esculin test is widely used to differentiate Enterococci from streptococci, other than streptococcus bovis as…
Fig. Lactose Fermenter (LF)-Pink colony-Right side and Non-Lactose Fermenter (NLF)-pale or no color change-Left side Gram-Negative Bacteria on MacConkey agar…
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…
Introduction of Chocolate agar Chocolate Agar short form is (CHOC). It is a non-selective, enriched growth medium that is the lysed…
Introduction of Blood Agar Blood agar is an enriched medium for the cultivation of bacteria. Fastidious organisms, such as streptococci, do not…
Introduction of Nutrient Agar Nutrient agar is a simple medium which uses to grow bacteria. It is devoid of indicators,…