Aeromonas hydrophila: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Aeromonas Footages

Aeromonas hydrophila growth on MacConkey agar

Introduction of Aeromonas hydrophila Aeromonas hydrophila is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, rod-shaped motile(due to single polar flagellum) bacterium without capsule and spore having a size from 0.3-1.0 µm wide by 1.0-3.5 µm long. It is generally found in the aquatic environment. Its presence can not …

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

LF and NLF Colonies of Klebsiella and Pseudomonas on MacConkey medium

Introduction of LF and NLF Gram-Negative Bacteria on MacConkey Medium MacConkey agar/ medium is recommended for use as a selective, differential, and indicator growth medium for the isolation of gram-negative bacilli including coliform organisms and enteric pathogens, on the basis of lactose fermentation. Peptones (meat …

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Oxidase Test for Bacteria: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result Interpretation, and Keynotes

Oxidase Test for Bacteria: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result Interpretation and Keynotes

Introduction of Oxidase Test (Kovac’s Method)  Gordon and McLeod introduced the application of a dimethyl-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride solution to test for the presence of oxidase systems in 1928. In particular, they used the test to differentiate N. gonorrhoeae (oxidase test positive) from Staphylococcus species and Streptococcus species (oxidase negative). The sensitivity of the …

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