Proteus vulgaris: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Proteus Footages

Dienes phenomenon of Proteus vulgaris strains

The genus Proteus was discovered in 1885 by Hauser and it is also named after a Greek god.  Proteus is a member of the family, Enterobacteriaceae and it is a Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, fimbriated, motile, non-sporing rod-shaped bacterium without capsule and having a size of 0.4–0.8 μm in diameter and …

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Complete Thyroid Package: Introduction, Related assays, and Keynotes

Complete Thyroid Package: Introduction, Related assays, and Keynotes

Introduction of Complete Thyroid Package Complete Thyroid Package is a group of clinical laboratory tests. It uses to say the effects of thyroid disorder (hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism) on our body and their monitoring. Normal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) controls the basal metabolic rate of the …

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Mycology: Introduction, Structure, Classification of Medically Important Fungi, Fungal Infection, Prevention, and Control of Fungal Infections

Mycology: Introduction, Structure, Classification of Medically Important Fungi, Fungal Infection, Prevention, and Control of Fungal Infections

Introduction of Mycology Mycology is the science that deals with the study of fungi whereas medical mycology is the science that deals with the study of fungi that causes disease is called medical mycology. General Features- Yeast Unicellular formSize-Width: 1-5 µmLength: 5-30 µmShape-Commonly oval shape …

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Aspergillus: Introduction, Classification, Colony Morphology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Aspergillus niger Colony Morphology on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) after 3 days of incubation

Introduction of Aspergillus The genus Aspergillus has more than 180 species, among them, 38  are responsible to cause disease (able to grow at 37◦C. They are common in the environment. Aspergillus species are emerging pathogens which are ubiquitous molds that infect immunocompetent ( rarely) and immunocompromised …

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Microbiology and More Gallery: Introduction, List of Photos, and Keynotes

Human Microbiome Agar Art

Introduction of Microbiology and More Gallery Microbiology and More Gallery is a random collection hub of microbes and laboratory medicine-related footage. This is the genuine work of the author. Most of the pictures are commonly those encountered by the laboratory personnel during their working period. …

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SARS-CoV-2: Introduction, Classification, Variant, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

True curves of SARS CoV-2 genes in RT-PCR assay for confirmation of COVID-19

Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID -19). SARS-CoV-2 stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. On March 11, 2020, …

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Obesity Package: Introduction, Related Laboratory Tests, and Keynotes

Collecting blood sample for Obesity Package

Introduction of Obesity Package Obesity is the condition of being grossly fat or overweight. Whether people are suffering fromit or not is confirmed via body mass index (BMI). The common clinical laboratory tests that are beneficialto assay in this scenario are mentioned in the laboratory …

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Dengue Serotyping Real-Time PCR Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirement, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

Positive curve of Dengue serotype-1

Introduction of Dengue Serotyping Real-Time PCR Test Dengue is a mosquito (Aedes aegypti)-borne viral disease. It is a major health threat in the tropical and sub-tropical territories of the world, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas. Approximately 50-100 million individuals have been infected with dengue …

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