Miscellaneous

Lactose Fermenter (LF) and Non-Lactose Fermenter (NLF) Gram-Negative Bacteria: Introduction, List of LF and NLF Bacteria, and Keynotes

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Negative Pressure HEPA Filtration Unit for Isolation Rooms and Other High Risk Areas: Introduction, Parts of Instrument/Unit, Working Mechanisms, Applications and Keynotes

Introduction "Negative Pressure HEPA Filtration Unit" is useful for hospital (isolation ward that keeps patients with infectious illnesses or immunocompromised…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Abbott ID Now for Rapid COVID-19 Point of Care Testing: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Testing Procedure, and Result Interpretation and Keynotes

Introduction of Abbott ID Now for Rapid COVID-19 Point of Care Testing The ID Now (Abbott) COVID-19 Test performed on…

4 years ago

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)…

4 years ago

LAMP and PCR: Introduction, Differences, and Keynotes

Introduction LAMP stands for Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification while PCR full form is polymerase chain reaction and LAMP is the nucleic…

4 years ago