Last updated on May 30th, 2021Two general types of culture media are essential to ensure the primary recovery of all clinically significant fungi from clinical specimens. One medium should be non-selective (such as Brain Heart Infusion […]
Last updated on May 30th, 2021If you observe a probable fungus in the culture plate, colony characteristics are first assessed to determine the broad group of the isolate. Once the initial observations are made, the following microscopic […]
Last updated on June 2nd, 2021New York City (NYC) medium is primarily designed for the isolation of pathogenic Neisseria. It also supports the growth of genital mycoplasmas (Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum). New York City (NYC) […]
Last updated on June 21st, 2021Methyl Red (MR) test determines whether an organism performs mixed acid fermentation and produces stable acid end products. MR indicator is used to determine the pH after an enteric Gram-negative rod […]
Last updated on June 21st, 2021Gelatin is a protein derived from the animal protein collagen- a component of vertebrate connective tissue. It has been used as a solidifying agent in food for a long time. […]
Last updated on May 30th, 2021Most motile bacteria possess flagella, the shape, number, and position of which are important characteristics in the differentiation of genera and species identification. Staining bacterial flagella differs from staining other bacterial […]
Last updated on May 1st, 2021You will find some of these rules and procedures listed in the beginning material of your laboratory manual. If you find any safety rules or procedures listed here appear to […]
Last updated on May 30th, 2021Bile-esculin test is widely used to differentiate Enterococci and Non-enterococcus group D streptococci, which are bile tolerant and can hydrolyze esculin to esculetin, from non-group D viridans group streptococci, which […]
Last updated on May 30th, 2021Salt tolerance test is used in the identification of enterococcal group D Streptococcus on the basis of their salt tolerance. The ability of the bacteria to grow in the presence […]
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