Gram staining requires the use of different chemical reagents which can be purchased in ready-to-use forms from commercial suppliers or can be prepared at the laboratory by mixing different chemicals...
Year: 2019
Bacteria are often preserved in microbiology laboratories for many purposes such as to re-examine or characterize further or to send to a national reference laboratory for confirmation etc. The...
Haemophilus influenzae is a pleomorphic, gram-negative coccobacillus that is divided into two groups: unencapsulated (non-typeable) and encapsulated. Encapsulated strains of Haemophilus influenzae...
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is one of the most common causes of pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis in children and adults both in developing and developed countries. S. pneumoniae is...
Skin is the body's largest and thinnest organ which serves as an anatomical barrier between the sterile internal organs and the external environment, which is teemed with microorganisms. Break in the...
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics. Historically, staph strains that are oxacillin and methicillin-resistant are...