Blood Culture: Introduction,Common Blood Pathogens, Test Report, Clinical Singificance,and Keynotes

BD BACTEC blood culture vial

Introduction Blood culture is a diagnostic test performed to detect the presence of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, in the bloodstream. It is a critical tool used by healthcare providers to identify and treat bloodstream infections or septicemia, which can be life-threatening if not …

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Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA): Introduction, Composition, Principle, Test Requirement, Procedure, Result -Interpretation, Limitation, and Keynotes

Staphylococcus aureus , CoNS and inhibited growth of Escherichia coli on MSA

Introduction of Mannitol salt agar (MSA) Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is a selective, differential, and indicator medium which is used to isolate and identify S. aureus from clinical and non-clinical specimens. Other Staphylococcus species and Micrococcus also grow on this medium. Selective is due to very high salt (7.5%) compared with other media. Gram-Positive Staphylococcus: …

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TCBS Agar : Introduction, Composition,Principle, Test Requirement,Procedure, Result -Interpretation, Limitation, and Keynotes

Vibrio cholerae colony morphology on TCBS agar

Introduction of TCBS Agar Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of cholera and Thiosulfate Citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar is a selective as well as differential culture medium used for selective isolation of this bacterium including its species from a variety of clinical and nonclinical specimens. TCBS agar …

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Culture Media: Introduction, Common Ingredients, Types, Preparation, and Use of Common Culture Medium, Keynotes, and Related Images

Culture media with variety of microbes-Micrococcus growth on nutrient agar (upper left), Lactose fermenting(Lf) and non-lactose fermenting (NLF) colonies of Gram negative bacteria colonies on MacConkey medium, Hameophilus influenzae colony morphology on chocolate agar(lower left), beta-hemolytic colonies of Staphylococcus aureus( middle), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiogram pattern on Muller-Hinton agar(MHA)

Introduction of Culture Media Culture media are required to grow the organisms and they are generally from clinical specimens to identify the causative agent. Common Ingredients of Culture Media Common Ingredients of Culture Media and their basic constituents are as follows- Water: It is the …

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Robertson’s Cooked Meat (RCM) Medium: Introduction, Principle, Composition, Preparation, Test Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses and Keynotes

Robertson’s Cooked Meat (RCM) Medium Showing Saccharolytic anaerobes(red) and Proteolytic anaerobe (black)

Introduction of Robertson’s Cooked Meat (RCM) Medium Robertson’s Cooked Meat (RCM) Medium is the recommended medium for the cultivation of anaerobic as well as aerobic bacteria. It is especially for pathogenic Clostridium species from clinical, food, and water samples. It can also be used as a maintenance medium …

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Atlas of Bacteria: Introduction, List of Contents, and Description

Atlas of Bacteria: Introduction, List of Contents and Description

Introduction to Atlas of Bacteria The name ‘ Atlas of Bacteria’ is given even due to the vast spectrum of bacteriology but puny collection and another thing is that only an epic center collection of author authentical performance. So, please if you have benefited from …

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