Pathogenic bacteria can be grouped into two major categories on the basis of their invasive properties for eukaryotic cells. Extracellular bacteria Intracellular bacteria Facultative...
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Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular bacteria, causes significant infection and disease worldwide. It is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen and a major cause of...
Review of: A Selected Set of Non-Technical Online Microbial Resources. by: Heather M. Seitz As Microbiology professors, we all know how fun microbiology can be! However, many people, including...
Shigellae are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped highly infectious bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Shigella species include; Shigella sonnei, S. boydii,...
Campylobacter usually causes diarrhea (often bloody). It is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, enterocolitis, especially in children. It causes systemic infection (rarely) in...
Streptococcus pneumoniae strains are sensitive to the chemical optochin (ethylhydrocupreine hydrochloride). Optochin sensitivity allows for the presumptive identification of alpha-hemolytic...