Saprochaete capitata:Introduction, Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

Saprochaete capitata in Dalmau plate technique microscopic footage

Introduction Saprochaete capitata is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes severe, frequently fatal systemic infections in profoundly immunocompromised individuals. It is notorious for its intrinsic resistance to echinocandins and high resistance to fluconazole, which often results in breakthrough fungemia during standard empirical antifungal therapy. …

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MIU Test: Introduction, Principle, Composition, MIU Agar Preparation, Test Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

Motile and non-motile bacteria, indole positive and negative, urease positive and negative organisms on MIU agar demonstration

Introduction of MIU Test MIU test stands for motility indole urease test and it is used for three tests among them one for motility of bacteria, second for indole formation, and third for urea hydrolyzation test of bacteria. This assay is useful for the identification …

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Hafnia alvei: Introduction, and Properties

Hafnia alvei (white mucoid) colony on Muller-Hinton Agar (MHA)

Introduction of Hafnia alvei Hafnia alvei is a members of the Enterobacteriaceae and it is inhabited in our gastrointestinal tract and also in many animal species as part of the normal microflora. It is a Gram negative rod, non capsulated and non-sporing bacterium motile with …

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