Pneumococcus

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Introduction, Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

Introduction Streptococcus pneumoniae, commonly known as pneumococcus, is a bacterium that can cause a wide range of infections in humans.…

3 years ago

Bile Solubility Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

Introduction of Bile Solubility Test Bile solubility test uses for presumptive identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Principle of Bile Solubility Test Bile salts,…

3 years ago

Optochin Susceptibility Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

Optochin Susceptibility Test Optochin Susceptibility Test uses for presumptive identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from viridans streptococci.  Principle of Optochin Susceptibility Test Ethylhydrocupreine…

3 years ago

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

Fig. Culture media with a variety of microbes-Micrococcus growth on nutrient agar (upper left), Lactose fermenting(Lf), and non-lactose fermenting (NLF)…

4 years ago

Gram Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result and Interpretation, Keynotes and Collection of Some Gram Stained Footages

Introduction of Gram Stain Gram stain is the most commonly used routine stain in microbiology for the identification of microbes…

4 years ago