Microbiologists work in public health laboratories, hospital laboratories, reference or independent laboratories, and physician office laboratories. Strengthening the diagnostic capacity is the major...
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Bacteria grow on solid media as colonies. A colony is defined as a visible mass of microorganisms originating from a single mother cell. Key features of these bacterial colonies serve as important...
Haemophilus influenzae on chocolate agar Chocolate Agar (CAP or CHOC) is a nonselective, enriched medium used for the isolation and identification of fastidious pathogens. Heating of blood agar...
Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar (BCYE) was developed by Feeley et al and then further modified by Edelstein for selective cultivation of Legionella species. BCYE agar is an enrichment medium...
Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swab: Collection and Transport
Infections of the upper respiratory tract usually involve the ears, the mucus membranes lining the nose and throat above the epiglottis, and the sinuses. Upper respiratory tract specimens should be...
Infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria, are the causes of several common cancers. Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori predisposes to gastric cancer. Chronic infection with HBV,...