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Blood Collection Tubes: Significance of Color Coding
• Acharya Tankeshwar • lab-equipment
Columbia CNA Agar: Composition, Uses, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Serial Dilution Method for Estimating Viable Count of Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Types of Swabs and Their Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • lab-equipment
Bacteriological Agar: Properties and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Best Practices for Preparation of Culture Media
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Sulfide Indole Motility (SIM) Medium: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Traveling to Capetown to Attend Neisseria Conference
• Acharya Tankeshwar • science-communication
Beneficial Microorganisms and Their Use
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Sterilization and Disinfection Methods
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Lysine Iron Agar (LIA): Principle, Composition, Results, and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Gram Positive Cocci of Medical Importance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Litmus Milk Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Malonate Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
MRS Broth Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Acetamide Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Hookworm: Characteristics, Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Size of Bacteria: Giant, Smallest, and Regular Ones
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Bacterial vs Viral Infections: Similarities and Differences
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Designing PCR Primers: 6 Useful Tips
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Staphylococcus saprophyticus: Characteristics and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Rhizopus and Mucor: Characteristics and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Monkeypox vs Chickenpox
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Antibody Affinity vs. Antibody Avidity
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) in Clinical Microbiology
• Acharya Tankeshwar • lab-equipment
Galactomannan Test for Invasive Aspergillosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
API and RAPID ID For Microbial Identification
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV): Chicken Pox and Shingles
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Which Probiotics to Use?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Adjuvants: Types and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Killed or Live Vaccine, Which One to Choose?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Taenia Solium: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Ascaris lumbricoides: Life cycle, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Borrelia species: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Naegleria fowleri: Characteristics, Life Cycle and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Infective dose (ID) and Lethal Dose (LD)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Treponema pallidum: Properties, Pathogenesis, and Disease
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Toxoplasma gondii: Properties, Life Cycle, and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Microbiology Journals and Their Impact Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • science-communication
How do Probiotics work?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Microbial Jargons and Their Meaning
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Microorganisms with Probiotic Properties
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health Benefits
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Cell Wall–Deficient Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Virus: Properties, Diseases, and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Mutation and Types of Mutations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Nutritional Types of Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Archaea: Characteristics, Similarities, Differences with Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Spirochetes: Morphology, Classification, Disease
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Normal Flora of the Skin-Skin Microbiome
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Candida auris: Transmission, Risk, Diagnosis, Treatment
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Epitopes: Types, Function, Epitope Spreading
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Bacillus cereus: Morphology, Disease, Biochemical Tests
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Moraxella catarrhalis: Properties, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Cells of the Immune System
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
IgE Antibodies: Structure, Properties, and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease): Clinical Features, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Serratia marcescens: Properties, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Ct Value in SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Demonstration of Treponema pallidum Using Dark-Field Microscopy
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Critical (Panic) Values in Microbiology
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Microbiology Sample Collection Guidelines and Rejection Criteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacterial Quorum Sensing
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
WHO AWaRe Classification of Antibiotics
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacteroides fragilis: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Actinomyces: Properties, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Sample Collections for Lab Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM): Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Antigen Testing for COVID-19: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
mRNA Vaccine: What it is and How it works?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Francisella tularensis: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Burkholderia pseudomallei: Properties, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Leptospira interrogans: Characteristics, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacteriophage: Structure, Replication, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Nocardia: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Cytopathic effect (CPE) of Viruses: Types with Examples
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Shell Vial Cell Culture: Principle, Procedure and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Radioimmunoassay: Principle, Uses, Limitations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) Test
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Neutralization Test for Virus and Toxins
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Embryonated Egg Cultures for Viruses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Legionella pneumophila: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Filtration Sterilization: Types, Mechanism, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Clostridium perfringens: Properties, Diseases, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Clostridium tetani: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Clostridium botulinum: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Radiation Sterilization: Types, Mechanism, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Yersinia pestis: Properties, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacillus anthracis: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS): Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Phagocytosis: Mechanism and Steps
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Disinfection: Methods and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test for the diagnosis of COVID-19
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Listeria monocytogenes: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Listeria monocytogenes Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Isotypes, Allotypes, and Idiotypes
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
IgA Antibodies: Structure, Properties, and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Toxins of Clostridium perfringens and their roles
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Immunoglobulins (Antibodies) Structure and Classes
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Testing Methods for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: Mechanism of Action, Resistance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
GasPak Anaerobic System: Principle, Application
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors: Roles in Pathogenesis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Immunochromatography/ Lateral Flow Immunoassay: Principle and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
SARS-CoV-2: Properties, Transmission, and Prevention
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Viral Transport Media (VTM): Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2: Diagnosis of COVID-19
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Herd Immunity: Types, Threshold, Usefulness
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) Production Test
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Bacterial Typing Methods: Aim, Attributes, Types
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Phage Typing Method: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Anaerobic infections: Etiology, Characteristics, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Serotypes and Their Significance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Gram-Positive Bacilli (Rods) and Diseases
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Real-time PCR: Principles and Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Nested PCR: Principle and Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Multiplex PCR: Principle, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR: Principles, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Blastomyces dermatitidis: Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Tinsdale Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Rapid Carbohydrate Utilization Test (RCUT) for Neisseria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Furazolidone Susceptibility Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Pneumocystis jirovecii: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Lac Operon: Mechanism and Regulation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Psychrophiles, Mesophiles, Thermophiles
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus: Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Glycopeptides (Vancomycin, Teicoplanin)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Sabin-Feldman dye test: Principle and Limitations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) test
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Bactec Automated Blood Culture System
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Ames Test: Mutagenicity Test for Carcinogens
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Antigen Detection Test For Disease Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb): Harvesting, Types, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Heterophile Antigen: Examples, Diagnostic Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE): Steps, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Quality Control of Culture Media
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Coombs Test: Types, Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Kligler’s Iron Agar (KIA): Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Function of Antibodies (Immunoglobulins)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Difference between B Cells and T Cells
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Aspergillus fumigatus: Morphology, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Laboratory diagnosis of Fungal Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Properties, Disease, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Klebsiella pneumoniae: Properties, Diseases, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Superantigen (SAg): Examples and Roles
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Proteus species: Properties, Diseases, Identification
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Haemophilus Influenzae: Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Pus Sample: Collection, Processing, Staining and Culture
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MRSA: Emergence, Types, Detection Methods
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Antibodies Detection Tests for Disease Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Bacteriophage Plaque Assay: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
DCA Agar: Composition, Colony Characteristics
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Lab Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
T Dependent Antigen, T Independent Antigen
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Blood Culture: Indications, Timing, and Volume
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
IgG Antibodies: Structure, Subclasses, and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Innate Immunity vs. Acquired Immunity
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
SEM vs. TEM Electron Microscopy
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Traveler’s Diarrhea: Causes, Prevention, Treatment
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Acinetobacter: Disease, Properties, Resistance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Journey to Atlanta to participate and present in ASM MICROBE 2018
• Acharya Tankeshwar • science-communication
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Replication, Pathogenesis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA): Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
MHC Class I vs. MHC Class II Protein
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Antigen and Factors Affecting Immunogenicity
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Blood Culture Test: Information for the Patient
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacteria Associated with Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
WHO: List of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” with new updated list (2024)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing (UAT)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
RDTs for Malaria Diagnosis: Principle, Results, Advantages
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Carbohydrate Fermentation Test: Uses, Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Robertson’s Cooked Meat (RCM) Medium
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Microbes with Good and Bad Smell
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Pour Plate Method: Procedure, Uses, (Dis) Advantages
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Capsule Stain: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Urea Breath Test (UBT): Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Immunization Schedule from Birth-18 Years (Infographics)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Alkaline Peptone Water (APW): Composition, Preparation, and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Cary-Blair transport medium: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Salmonella-Shigella (SS) Agar: Composition, Principle and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Travelling to Vietnam to attend Summer School in “Molecular phylogenetics”
• Acharya Tankeshwar • science-communication
McIntosh and Fildes’ Anaerobic Jar
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
How I became Microbiologist- my interview in idstewardship
• Acharya Tankeshwar • science-communication
Giardia lamblia: Life Cycle, Diseases, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Entero Test (String test): Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Streak Plate Method: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): Steps, Types, Applications
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Baltimore system of Classifications of Viruses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Histoplasma capsulatum: Properties, Diseases, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Modified Thayer-Martin Agar: Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Entamoeba histolytica: Life Cycle, Diseases, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Preparation of McFarland Turbidity Standards
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Kato Katz Technique: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
X and V factor test for Haemophilus
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Cryptococcus neoformans: Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Simple Staining: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
KOH Mount: Principle, Procedure, Results, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Löwenstein–Jensen (LJ) Medium: Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
IgM Antibodies: Structure, Properties, and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Pigment Producing Pathogenic Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli of Medical Significance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Properties of Orthomyxoviruses and Paramyxoviruses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Candida albicans: Pathogenesis, Diseases, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Nutrient Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Lab Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
TPHA: Principle, Procedure, Results, Interpretations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Dengue Virus: Properties, Pathogenesis, and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
NNN medium: Composition, Preparation, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Oxidative fermentative (OF) test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Zika virus: Transmission, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Streptococcus pyogenes Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Helicobacter Pylori Tests and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Quellung reaction: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Amoebic dysentery vs. Bacillary dysentery
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) Test
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Taenia solium vs. Taenia saginata
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Fecal Transplant: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Widal Test: Principle, Procedure, Results, Limitation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Clostridioides difficile: Characteristics, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Staphylococcus vs. Micrococcus
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae vs. Neisseria meningitidis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Elek Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Streptococcus Pyogenes (GAS): Characteristics, Diseases, Tests
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Staphylococcus vs. Streptococcus
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Modified Oxidase Test (Microdase): Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT): Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Tests for Bacterial Motility: Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Direct Saline and Iodine Wet Mount
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Germ Tube Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Infective Stages of the Parasites (with examples)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
MCQ: Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Related Diseases
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Acetate Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Butyrate Disk Test: Principle, Procedure, Results, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Buffy Coat: Definition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Endospore Staining: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
API 20E Test System: Results and Interpretations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Complement Fixation Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Nitrocefin test: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Auramine-Rhodamine Fluorochrome Staining
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Voges Proskauer (VP) Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
CLED Agar: Composition, Uses, Colony Characteristics
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Decarboxylation Test: Types, Principles, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Hippurate Hydrolysis Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Lancefield Classification of Streptococci
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Monospot test: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Tween 80 Hydrolysis Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Virus: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Teixobactin: Introduction, Mechanism of Action, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
ONPG (β-galactosidase) Test: Principle, Procedure and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Gram Staining: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Nitrate Reduction Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar: Composition, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Culture media for Salmonella typhi and paratyphi
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
String test for Lab diagnosis of Vibrio cholerae
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Relationship between Sickle Cell Anemia and Malaria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
E-TEST (Epsilometer): Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Modified Hodge Test (MHT) for Carbapenemase Detection
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Stokes Disc Diffusion Method: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Hemagglutination Inhibition Test: Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
DNase Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Mounts
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Ebola Virus: Properties, Disease, and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Hanging Drop Method for Bacterial Motility
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Toluidine Blue Staining in Microbiology: Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Urine Sample Collection and Processing for the Diagnosis of UTI
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Etiology and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Microscopic Identification of Fungi (Yeasts, Molds)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Common Fungal Culture Media: Their Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
New York City Medium: Composition, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Gelatin Hydrolysis Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Methyl Red (MR) Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Flagella Staining: Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Microbiology Laboratory Safety Rules and Procedure
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bile-Esculin test for Enterococcus species
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Salt Tolerance Test for Enterococcus species
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Sterilization: Features and Limitations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Robert Koch and Koch’s postulates
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Why does DNA virus replicate in the nucleus and RNA virus in cytoplasm?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Dry-Heat Sterilization: Principle, Advantages, Disadvantages
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Moist Heat Sterilization: Principle, Advantages, Disadvantages
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Ziehl-Neelsen Technique-AFB Staining
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
Broth Dilution Method for MIC Determination
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
PYR Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
CAMP Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Trans-Isolate (T-I) Medium: Inoculation and Transport
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Brucella: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Handwashing and hygiene: Why do we wash our hands
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) for Brucella
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MCQs in Microbiology Test Quiz
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Typhus Fever: Characteristics and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Vibrio Cholerae: Characteristics, Pathogenesis, and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Coxiella burnetii: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Catalase test: Principle, Procedure, Results, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Cellophane (Scotch) Tape Preparation for Pinworm Examination
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Lab Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariasis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Lists of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Properties of Enterobacteriaceae Family
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Weil Felix Test: Principle, Procedure, Limitation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacterial Transformation: Mechanism
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHFs)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Generalized transduction: Mechanism
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Specialized transduction: Steps
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Conjugation: Transfer of Chromosomal DNA by HFr Strains
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Gene Transfer Mechanism in Bacteria and It’s types
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
Mechanism of Conjugation in Bacteria: The transfer of F Plasmid
• Acharya Tankeshwar • molecular-biology
What are the roles of Medical Microbiologist?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
TCBS Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Chocolate Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Colony Morphology of Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swab: Collection and Transport
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Infectious causes of Cancer: Bacteria, Virus and Parasites
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Sputum Sample: Collection, Transport, Staining, and Culture
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Modified Kirby-Bauer Disc Diffusion Method
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST): Guidelines and Best Practices
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
What does Susceptible, Intermediate, and Resistant Mean?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Preparation of Antibiotic Stock Solutions and Discs
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Transport and Storage of Antimicrobial Discs
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Satellitism Test for Haemophilus influenzae
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
EMB Agar: Composition, Principle, and Colony Morphology
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Blood Agar and Types of Hemolysis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
MacConkey Agar: Composition, Uses, Colony Characteristics
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Mannitol Salt Agar: Principle, Uses, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
RPR Test: Principle, Procedure, Interpretations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Funny Name of Infectious Diseases
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Types of Staining Techniques Used in Microbiology
• Acharya Tankeshwar • staining-techniques
MCQs in History of Microbiology (Part II)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Anti-streptolysin O Titer (ASOT): Principle, Procedure, and Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
CSF Sample: Collection, Processing, Staining, and Culture
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Measles virus: Structure, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance (D Test)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Sporothrix: Characteristics, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Biosafety Levels and Agents of Disease
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Haemophilus influenzae: Characteristics, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Biochemical Tests to identify Mycobacteria, NTM
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
IMViC Tests: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Novobiocin Susceptibility Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Common Cause of Bacteremia and Sepsis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA): Composition, Preparation, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
MUG (Beta-Glucuronidase) Test for E. coli
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar: Principle, Results, and Interpretation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Why is common cold so common?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Resistant to HIV infection: what makes it?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Disease, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Neisseria meningitidis Virulence Factors
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
FTA-ABS Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
VDRL Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MCQs in History of Microbiology (Part I)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Dimorphic Fungi: Disease, Properties
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mycology
Anaerobic Culture Media
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Chlamydia trachomatis: Properties, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Extracellular and Intracellular Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Nobel Prizes for Research in Microbiology and Immunology
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Microbiologists Just Want to Have Fun
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Campylobacter Jejuni: Disease, Properties, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Shigella: Disease, Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacitracin Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Bile Solubility Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Citrate Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Optochin Sensitivity Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Streptococcus pneumoniae: Properties, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacterial Growth Curve: Phases, Significance
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Biosafety level 2 (BSL2) guidelines for teaching laboratories
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
MCQs Bacteriology (61-70): Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Oxygen Requirements for Pathogenic Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Biosafety level 1 (BSL1) guidelines for teaching laboratories
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Biochemical Tests for Bacterial Identification
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
MCQ Bacteriology (51-60): Question with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Interesting Facts about Microorganisms
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Shapes of Bacteria: Cocci, Bacilli, and Spirochetes
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Antigenic Drift and Antigenic Shift in Influenza Virus
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Culture Media: PH Indicators, Color of Colonies
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Career Opportunities for Microbiologist
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
E. coli: Only bacterium that wins records number of Nobel Prizes
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Why does influenza come back year after year?
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Motility Patterns of Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Peptidoglycan: Structure, Function
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Cytoplasmic Granules in Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Layer
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Teichoic Acid: Structure, Types, and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Transposons: Definition, Types, Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacterial Capsule: Importance, Capsulated Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Flagella: Structure, Arrangement, Function
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Bacterial Pili (Fimbriae): Types, Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Bacterial Spores: Structure and Spore-Forming Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Differences between Exotoxins and Endotoxins
• Acharya Tankeshwar • difference-between
Escherichia coli: Properties and Identification
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Salmonella: Properties, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Staphylococcus aureus: Disease, Properties, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Pathogenicity Islands: Properties and Types
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Category A Infectious Microorganisms
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Hepatitis B Serology Test Result Interpretation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Food Poisoning: Definition, Causative Agents
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Stool Sample: Collection and Transport
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MCQs Immunology (41-55): Basic Immunology with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs in Immunology (21-30): Antibodies-I (Answers with Explanations)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs Immunology (31-40): Complement System with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Immunology MCQs (1-10): Answers with Explanations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Immunology MCQs (11-20): Answers with Explanations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs in Parasitology (11-20): Malaria with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Life Cycle of P. falciparum vs. P. vivax
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Oxidase Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Urease Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Why Microbiology is the Most Interesting Subject
• Acharya Tankeshwar • general-microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Infections, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MCQ in Immunology (71-85): Basic Concepts Answers with Explanation
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Agglutination Tests: Types, Principle, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE): Principle, Procedure, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Formal Ether Sedimentation Technique
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
MCQs Bacteriology (41-50): Bacterial Skin Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs Bacteriology (31-40): Bacterial Infections
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs in Microbiology: Miscellaneous Topics
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Leprosy: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
MCQs Bacteriology (21-30): Lab Diagnosis of Bacterial Disease
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQ in Virology: Hepatitis and Related Viruses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Coagulase Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
MCQs Virology (21-30) with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs Bacteriology (11-20): Bacterial Infections with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Direct ELISA (Sandwich ELISA) Test for Antigen Detection
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
ELISA Test: Principle, Types, and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
MCQ Immunology (86-100): Antibodies-II with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Top Ten MCQs about Rickettsial Disease
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Indole Test: Principle, Procedure, Results
• Acharya Tankeshwar • biochemical-tests
Lab Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Leishmaniasis: Types, Transmission, and Control
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Asexual Life Cycle of Plasmodium Falciparum
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
MCQs Bacteriology (1-10): With Answers and Explanations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs Parasitology (1-10) with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs Mycology with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Cultivation of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Membrane Filter Technique
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Maintenance and Preservation of Organisms
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Enumeration of Bacteria: Methods and Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • bacteriology
Bacterial Culture Media: Classification, Types, Uses
• Acharya Tankeshwar • culture-media
Antigen-Antibody Reactions: Agglutination and types
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Continuous Cell Line
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): Structure, Clinical Feature, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Influenza (flu) Virus: Classification, Structure, and Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Laboratory diagnosis of HIV Infection
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
General Microbiology MCQs with Answers (11-21)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
General Microbiology MCQs with Answer Keys (1-10)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
Mumps Virus: Pathogenesis, Clinical Findings, Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Poliovirus: Characteristics, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Polio Vaccine: Salk and Sabin vaccine
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Cytokines: Types and Functions
• Acharya Tankeshwar • immunology
Structure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
Thick and Thin Blood Smear for Malaria Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • parasitology
Rabies Virus: Structure, Pathogenesis, and Lab Diagnosis
• Acharya Tankeshwar • virology
MCQ Immunology (56-70): Hypersensitivity Answers with Explanations
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQs in Virology (11-20) with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs
MCQ on Virology (1-10) with Answers
• Acharya Tankeshwar • mcqs