Bacteria

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…

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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…

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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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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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Blood Agar: Introduction, Composition, Principle, Preparation Requirements, Test Procedure, Result -Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Blood Agar Footages

Introduction of Blood Agar Blood agar is an enriched medium for the cultivation of bacteria. Fastidious organisms, such as streptococci, do not…

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