Gram-Negative Cocci (GNC) Bacteria: Introduction, List of Bacteria, and Related Footages

Gram Negative Diplococci in Gram staining of Urethral Discharge

Introduction of Gram-Negative Cocci (GNC) Bacteria Medically relevant Gram-Negative Cocci (GNC) Bacteria are Neisseria gonorrhoeae (causative agent of sexually transmitted disease), Neisseria meningitidis (causes meningitis), Moraxella catarrhalis (responsible for respiratory symptoms), Veillonella parvula (anaerobic gram-negative coccus cause osteomyelitis). List of Gram-Negative Cocci Bacteria S. No. …

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Types of Letters: Introduction, Importance, and Sample Links

Introduction of Letter The simple definition of a letter is a written, typed, or printed communication. It is sent in an envelope by post or messenger. It is very common that touches in our life numerous types. Thus to know the types of letters is …

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Gram-negative bacilli bacteria: Introduction, List of Bacteria, Keynotes, and Related Footage

Introduction of Gram-Negative Bacilli (GNB) Bacteria ‘Gram Positive Negative (GNB)‘ is also called Gram Negative Rods (GNR) bacteria which take safranin after decolorization and stain pink or red on Gram’s staining. The most of GNR bacteria are medically important and among them few are Escherichia …

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Vibrio cholerae: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Vibrio Footages

Vibrio cholerae: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Vibrio Footages

Introduction The genus, Vibrio is a member of the family, Vibrionaceae and the most common human pathogens are Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vulnificus. Vibrio cholerae is a species of Gram-negative, motile, non-sporing, and non-capsulated, facultative anaerobe and comma-shaped bacterium. It is a ubiquitous …

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Gram Positive Bacilli or Rods: Introduction, List of Bacteria, Keynotes, and Related Pictures

Bacillus in Gram staining

Introduction of Gram Positive Rods (GPR) ‘Gram Positive Bacilli (GPB)‘ is also called Gram Positive Rods (GPR) bacteria which retain crystal violet dye and stain blue or purple on Gram’s staining. The most common medically important bacteria of GPR are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, Listeria monocytogenes, …

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Gram Positive Cocci (GPC): Introduction, and List of Bacteria, Keynotes, and Related Images

Introduction of Gram Positive Cocci ‘Gram Positive Cocci (GPC)‘ bacteria retain crystal violet dye and stain blue or purple on Gram’s staining. The most common medically important bacteria of GPC are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus species, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. List …

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Hemolysis and Hemodigestion: Introduction, Differences, and Related Footages

Hemolysis and Hemodigestion- Introduction, Differences, and Related Footages

Introduction of Hemolysis and Hemodigestion When the pure isolated colony of organism on a blood agar plate is exposed in bright transmitted light, we differentiate between hemolysis and hemodigestion since hemolysis is the process of killing blood cells by bacteria, and the area surrounding a …

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Pseudomonas Footages

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Pseudomonas Footages

Introduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a widely distributed environment like in soil and water, Gram-negative rods, aerobic, motile due to having a polar flagellum, non-sporing, non- capsulated but many strains have mucoid slime layer, produce water-soluble pigments and opportunistic pathogens of size 1.5 – …

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