Streptococcus spp (S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae) Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are the two most common pathogenic gram-positive cocci of medical importance. They share some important...
Year: 2015
Modified oxidase test (microdase) is recommended for Gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci, only. The microdase test is a rapid method to differentiate Staphylococcus (-ve) from Micrococcus +ve) by...
Bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract may be profuse with the vomiting of blood (haematemesis) or the passage of blood through the rectum (melaena). When the bleeding is chronic with only...
The motility test is used to determine whether an organism is motile or non-motile. Motile organisms contain flagella which helps them to travel beyond the point of inoculation. Motile bacteria are...
Stool is the most common specimen submitted to the diagnostic laboratory for the examination of parasitic infestations. The most commonly performed procedure in parasitology is the ova and parasite...
Germ tube test is a screening test for the presumptive identification of Candida albicans. Candida dubliniensis can also form germ tubes and Candida tropicalis can produce pseudohyphae that closely...