Rose Bengal Agar (RBA)- Introduction, Principle, Composition, Test Procedure, Colony Characteristics, Uses, and Keynotes

Fungal growth on Rose Bengal Agar (RBA) at centre

Introduction Rose Bengal Agar (RBA) is a selective medium for isolating fungi. It contains rose bengal dye, which inhibits bacterial growth. This medium supports the growth of various fungi. Chloramphenicol in RBA further suppresses bacterial contamination. Scientists and clinicians use it for environmental and clinical …

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Slide Culture Technique for Fungi- Introduction, Requirement, Procedure, Uses, Disadvantage, and Keynotes

Slide Culture Technique for Fungi- Introduction, Requirement, Procedure, Uses, Disadvantage, and Keynotes

Introduction The Slide Culture Technique for fungi allows detailed observation of fungal structures. It provides a clear view of spores and hyphae. This method uses a small block of agar on a slide. The technique is especially useful for identifying molds. You place a coverslip …

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Auramine-Phenol Fluorochrome Staining: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Test Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Limitations, and Keynotes

Acid fast bacilli (AFB) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Auramine-phenol fluorochrome Staining

Introduction of Auramine-Phenol stain Auramine-Phenol is a fluorochrome stain used to visualize acid-fast structures of various microorganisms, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in modified form for Mycobacterium leprae, Nocardia species, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis , Isospora belli, and fungal spores. Ziehl-Neelsen (hot), and Kinyoun (cold) are still widely used methods to detect acid-fast structures …

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Atlas of Bacteria: Introduction, List of Contents, and Description

Atlas of Bacteria: Introduction, List of Contents and Description

Introduction to Atlas of Bacteria The name ‘ Atlas of Bacteria’ is given even due to the vast spectrum of bacteriology but puny collection and another thing is that only an epic center collection of author authentical performance. So, please if you have benefited from …

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