Serpentine Cord: Introdction, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

Serpentine cord or Cord factor or Trehalose dimycolate,TDM of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining of modified Middlebrook 7H9 Broth at a magnification of 1600X

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Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) Medium: Introduction, Principle Composition, Preparation, Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Limitation, and Keynotes

Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) Medium: Introduction, Principle Composition, Preparation, Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Limitation, and Keynotes

Introduction of Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) Medium Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) Medium is named after the surnames of  Austrian pathologist Ernst Lowenstein (1878–1950) and the Danish chemist Kai Arne Jensen (1908–1992). The etiological agent of tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It requires aerobic conditions and a protein-enriched medium for culture. The short …

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