Salmonella Typhi: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Salmonella Footages

Salmonella Typhi growth on MacConkey, Gram stained image, biochemical tests and Salmonella Typhi and S. Paratyphi on XLD agar

Introduction of Salmonella Typhi Salmonella Typhi is a member of the family, Enterobacteriaceae and it is a Gram-negative bacillus, non-sporing, non-encapsulated, aerobic, or facultative anaerobe of size 2 to 4 × 0.6 µm that causes enteric fever (typhoid fever) and food poisoning or gastroenteritis. Biochemical …

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Serratia marcescens: Introduction, Identification Features, and Serratia Footages

Serratia marcescens colony morphology on nutrient agar, biochemical reactions and antibiogram

Introduction of Serratia marcescens Serratia is a member of the family, Enterobacteriaceae and it is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped lacking spore and capsule bacterium. This is a Gram-negative rod/ bacilli that thrive in moist environments. It frequently contaminates solutions and hospital equipment and the human reservoirs are …

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