Medical Lab Tests: Introduction, Panel of Tests, and Keynotes

Introduction of Medical Lab Tests Medical lab tests are tests performed on samples of blood, urine, or other body fluids or tissues to help diagnose, treat, and monitor various medical conditions. These tests provide important information about the functioning of organs and body systems, identify …

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Motility of Bacteria: Introduction, List of Motile and Non-motile Bacteria, Keynotes, and Related Videos

Introduction For Motility of Bacteria Bacteria are motile due to having flagella (singular -flagellum). Some common motile bacteria are E.coli, Salmonella, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Citrobacter, and Enterobacter while non-motile are Klebsiella, Shigella, and Acinetobacter. Motility Types of Different Microbes S.No Motility Types Microbes 1. Darting Motility …

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Voges Proskauer Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Test Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Positive and Negative Bacteria, and Limitations

Voges Proskauer Test Reagents, Negative and Positive Test Results of VP Tests

Voges-Proskauer (VP ) Test Voges Proskauer  test for identification to the species level of the following groups of organisms Principle of Voges Proskauer Test Organisms utilizing the butylene glycol pathway produce acetylmethylcarbinol (acetoin) and butanediol, neutral end products that raise the pH towards neutrality (pH …

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Microbiology Reporting Methods: Introduction, List of Templates, and Keynotes

Salmonella Typhi isolated from blood culture-Growth on Nutrient agar, blood agar and MacConkey medium, Biochemical reactions in TSI, SIM,Citrate and Urea agar, and growth on broth medium (blood culture bottle)-demonstration

Introduction of Microbiology Reporting Methods Microbiology Reporting Methods are useful to provide similar report formats from different Microbiology Laboratory platforms that should sound Microbiologically clear and concise. It should also be compatible with International Guidelines of Clinical Microbiology Practice like the Clinical & Laboratory Standards …

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AST Pattern of Bacteria: Introduction, Group of AST Pattern, List of Antimicrobial Agents, and Keynotes

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST)-Kirby-Bauer Disk Diffusion Method

AST Pattern of Bacteria AST Pattern of Bacteria covers common bacterial pathogens groups like Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, beta-haemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae), Haemophilus species, Acinetobacter, Viridans group of streptococci, Shigella, and Neisseria species. Enterobacteriaceae Antimicrobial Agents- Zone Diameter (Intermediate) Extra …

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Microbiology Reporting Templates: Introduction, List of Templates, Uses, and Keynotes

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Antimicrobial sensitivity testing Pattern

Introduction of Microbiology Reporting Templates is collected to reduce the time and similarity for beneficiaries. This is a collection of templates regarding branches of microbiology like bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, and immunology but most commonly bacteriology. List of Microbiology Reporting Templates Culture Negative Reports Positive …

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Gram Negative Bacteria Biochemical Test: Table, Introduction, Common Tests with Short Description, List of Organisms, and Related Pictures

Biochemical Test of Common Gram Negative Bacteria

Common Gram Negative Bacteria Biochemical Test Table Introduction of Gram-Negative Bacteria Biochemical Test ‘Common Gram Negative Bacteria Biochemical Test’ is a genuine puny collection of clinically relevant bacteria isolated in the clinical bacteriology laboratory by the creator and those etiological agents captured in his camera …

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Malonate Test: Introduction, Composition of Medium, Principle, Procedure, Uses, Result-Interpretation, and Limitations

Malonate Test Positive and Negative bacteria

Introduction of Malonate Test Malonate test uses to check the ability of the organism to utilize malonate as the sole source of carbon for energy. To differentiate bacteria on the basis of a malonate utilization test. It is a colorful test to check the ability of …

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