Gas chromatography (GC) is the technique for separating gases and volatile compounds in their gaseous state. In this technique, different chemical compounds are separated based on their volatility...
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Czapek Dox Agar: Principle, Composition, Colony Characteristics
Czapek medium is also called Czapek’s agar (CZA) or Czapek-Dox medium. Czapek agar is named after the Friedrich Johann Franz Czapek. He invented this medium and was later modified by Arthur Wayland...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the safety clothing and devices worn to ensure safety to various occupational risks. It can be caused by exposure to chemicals, mechanicals, radiological or...
A hot air oven is an essential laboratory equipment used to sterilize heat-stable media, chemicals, laboratory glassware, and other equipment (such as scalpels, scissors, and blades). It uses dry...
The clustered group of microorganisms in a common matrix is called biofilm. The matrix is made up of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). In 1 gram of weight of biofilm, about 108 - 1011 cells...
The causative agent of monkeypox is the monkeypox virus. It primarily occurs in the central and western parts of Africa, but recently, in 2022, there have been reports of outbreaks in other countries...