Posts from 2022

Automated Cell Counter: Principle, Types, and Applications

Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis: Principle and Application

Fermented Foods: Types, Examples, and Health Benefits

Capillary Electrophoresis: Principle and Application

Mitochondria, Structure, Functions, and Location

Prebiotics: Mechanisms, Sources, and Examples

Starter Culture: Types, Examples, and Uses

DNA Analyzer: Working Principle, Operation, and Uses

Columbia CNA Agar: Composition, Uses, and Results

Sanger Sequencing Method: Principle and Steps

DNA Fingerprinting: Steps and Applications

Desiccator: Working Mechanism, Types, and Uses

Hypersensitivity Reactions: an Overview

Sterility Testing of Pharmaceuticals

Bioburden Testing: Purpose, Procedure, and Accepted Level

Analytical Balance: Parts, Principle, and Applications

Serial Dilution Method for Estimating Viable Count of Bacteria

Distilled Water Vs. Deionized Water

Types of Swabs and Their Uses

Allergies and Autoimmunity: Similarities and Differences

Bacteriological Agar: Properties and Uses

Eswab: Types and Uses

McFarland Densitometer: Parts, Principle, and Operation

Best Practices for Preparation of Culture Media

Microbial Air Sampler: Principle, Purposes, and Types

Water Bath: Parts, Principle, and Applications

Colorimeter: Principles, Parts, Types, and Uses

pH Meter: Parts, Principle, and Applications

Inoculating Loop: Types and Uses

Pyrogen and Bacterial Endotoxin Testing Methods

Hypersensitivity Type III: Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations

Petri Dish: Types, Uses, and Automated Petri Dish Filler

Sulfide Indole Motility (SIM) Medium: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Hypersensitivity Type IV: Mechanism and Clinical Manifestation

Traveling to Capetown to Attend Neisseria Conference

Beneficial Microorganisms and Their Use

Magnetic Stirrer: Parts, Principle, and Types

Bacterial Incinerator: Parts, Operation, and Uses

Enzymes Involved In DNA Replication

Sterilization and Disinfection Methods

Hypersensitivity Type II: Mechanism and Clinical Manifestation

Laminar Airflow Cabinet: Types and Working Principle

Hypersensitivity Type I: Mechanism and Clinical Manifestation

Bunsen Burner: Parts, Principle, and Application

Pregnancy Diagnostic Tests: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Lysine Iron Agar (LIA): Principle, Composition, Results, and Uses

Fungal Staining Methods and Uses

Vortex Mixer: Principle, Types, and Uses

Gram Positive Cocci of Medical Importance

Homogenizer: Parts, Types, and Functions

Aspergillus: Morphology, Clinical Features, and Lab Diagnosis

Casein Hydrolysis Test: Principle, Procedure, and Uses

Litmus Milk Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Handheld Digital Microscope: Parts, Principle, and Uses

Malonate Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

SXT Testing: Principle, Procedure, and Results

MRS Broth Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Cell-Mediated Immunity (CMI): T Cell Types and Functions

Dermatophytes: Tinea and Lab Diagnosis

Pocket Microscope: Parts, Working Principle, and Uses

Acetamide Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Stereo Microscope: Uses, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Calcofluor White Staining: Principle, Procedure, and Application

Hookworm: Characteristics, Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis

RNA Translation: Major Steps of Protein Synthesis

Indoor Air Quality Testing

Structure and Components of DNA

Aflatoxin Testing: Materials and Methods

Glass Pipettes: Types, Handling, and Uses

Structure of Bacteria

Mechanism of Action of Antiviral Drugs

Mold Growth in Home: Signs, Risk, and Solution

Size of Bacteria: Giant, Smallest, and Regular Ones

Multichannel Pipettes: Parts and Calibration

Classification of Bacteria

Mechanism of Action of Antifungal Drugs

Micropipette: Parts, Types, and Uses

Mycetoma: Types, Clinical features, and Lab diagnosis

Differences and Similarities Between Bacteria and Fungi

Pipette Tips: Types, Uses, and Criteria to Choose It

Difference between DNA and RNA

Electrophoresis: Principles, Types, and Uses

Klebsiella oxytoca: Properties and Pathogenesis

DNA Transcription: Steps and Mechanism

Automated Pipette: Liquid Handling System

Difference Between Yeast and Mold

ATP Testing: Principle, Procedure, Applications

DNA Replication: Steps and Mechanism

Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses

Types of RNA: Structure and Functions

Bacterial vs Viral Infections: Similarities and Differences

Mechanisms of Action of Antibiotics: An Overview

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Microarray Scanner: Principle and Parts

Designing PCR Primers: 6 Useful Tips

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Hospital and Laboratory Waste Management

Colony Picker: Principle, Protocol, and Advantages

Staphylococcus saprophyticus: Characteristics and Diagnosis

Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) Staining: Principle, Procedure, and Application

Automated Culture Media Preparation and Dispenser System

Biomarkers: Definitions, Types, and Applications

Rhizopus and Mucor: Characteristics and Diagnosis

Northern Blotting: Objective, Principle, and Procedure

Gas Chromatography (GC): Principle, Parts and Uses

Laboratory Incubator: Principle, Parts, Types, and Uses

Czapek Dox Agar: Principle, Composition, Colony Characteristics

Microbiome and Human Health: Effects and Future Uses

Laboratory freezers: Temperature Range and Inventory Management

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Used in the Laboratory

Spectrophotometer: Principle, Parts, Types, and Uses

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)

Centrifuge: Parts, Types, and Handling

Hot Air Oven: Parts, Types, and Uses

Oxidative Phosphorylation: Mechanism and Regulation

Viridans Streptococci: Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Colony Counters: Types, Principles and Uses

Biofilm: Formation, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Monkeypox vs Chickenpox

Equipment Essential for Microbiology Laboratory

Monkeypox: Frequently asked questions

Personalized Vaccines: the Next Big Step in Vaccinology

Hepatitis C Virus: Structure, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis

Antibody Affinity vs. Antibody Avidity

Bacteriophages: Discovery, Detection, and Applications

Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) in Clinical Microbiology

Gel Filtration Chromatography

Phase Contrast Microscope: Principle, Types and Applications

Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC): Principle, Procedure, and Applications

Chromatography: An Overview

Galactomannan Test for Invasive Aspergillosis

API and RAPID ID For Microbial Identification

Types of Microscopes and Their Uses

Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV): Chicken Pox and Shingles

Krebs Cycle: Steps and Products

Which Probiotics to Use?

Working Mechanism of Light Microscope

Fate of Pyruvate

Parts of a Microscope with Their Functions

Hepatitis B Virus: Structure, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis

Benedict’s Test: Principle, Procedure, Uses, and Limitation

C-reactive protein (CRP) Test: Principle, Procedure, Result

Adjuvants: Types and Functions

Glycolysis Cycle: Enzymes, Steps, and Products

Hymenolepis nana: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

ESKAPE Pathogens

Hepatitis A Virus: Structure, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis

Killed or Live Vaccine, Which One to Choose?

Trichrome Staining for Fecal Smears

Taenia Solium: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Ascaris lumbricoides: Life cycle, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis

Borrelia species: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis

Naegleria fowleri: Characteristics, Life Cycle and Lab Diagnosis

Mycosis: Etiology, Types, and Classification

Infective dose (ID) and Lethal Dose (LD)

Treponema pallidum: Properties, Pathogenesis, and Disease

Types of Host and Host-Parasite relationship

Parasitic Infections: Source, Mode of Transmission, and Prevention

Toxoplasma gondii: Properties, Life Cycle, and Diagnosis