Antigens and antibodies bind by weak forces such as hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and van der Waal's forces rather than covalent bonds. The strength of this noncovalent...
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Laboratory automation is a new and essential subject for clinical microbiologists. Though clinical chemistry laboratories adopted full laboratory automation over 20 years ago, diagnostic microbiology...
Galactomannan (GM) is a polysaccharide constituent of the cell walls of Aspergillus. It is a carbohydrate molecule with a mannose backbone. Galactomannan is released from the cell wall of Aspergillus...
BioMérieux's API (Analytical Profile Index) identification products are test kits for the identification of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and yeast. The kits include strips that...
Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) is a DNA virus that belongs to the α-herpesvirus family. It causes chickenpox as a primary infection and herpes zoster (shingles) if reactivation occurs later in...
Our gut is colonized by 10^14 microbes, ten times more than the human cells. The microbiota of the gut is quite diverse and establishes a mutually beneficial relationship with the host. Intestinal...