The advent of Electron Microscopy in 1932 open the door to visualize small subcellular structure and viruses which were beyond the scope of Light microscopy which can’t resolve objects separated by less than 0.2μm. Facts: […]
Travelers’ diarrhea (also known as Montezuma’s Revenge or Delhi belly) is defined as 3 or more episodes of diarrhea in 24 hours with at least one another accompanied symptoms including abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting or […]
Acinetobacter is a group of bacteria commonly found in soil, water and dry environments. Acinetobacter poses very little risk to immune-competent people and the infections are mainly confined in healthcare settings housing very ill patients. […]
Tryptic Soy Agar is a universal medium which supports the growth of wide variety of microorganisms (both gram positive as well as gram negative bacteria grow in this medium). It is used for the isolation […]
The target readers of this blog post are general people (people who do not have health science background) who want to get basic information about “Blood Culture” as they or their relatives have recently been […]
Spread plate technique is a method employed to plate a liquid sample for the purpose of isolating or counting the bacteria present in that sample. A perfect spread plate technique will results visible and isolated colonies of bacteria […]
Most Probable Number (MPN) is a method used to estimate the concentration of viable microorganisms in a sample by means of replicate liquid broth growth in ten-fold dilutions. It is commonly used in estimating microbial […]
Antibiotics are the main therapeutic tools to treat various bacterial infections. But today, more and more antibiotics are becoming less effective. It is because of the antibiotic resistance developed by bacteria due to the use […]
Generally, when people (either general public or a physician or laboratory personnel) listen/read the term “antibiotic resistance” they think that, a bacterium which was previously sensitive to a particular antibacterial agent has now developed resistance […]
World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. According to WHO, the list […]
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Pneumococcal pneumonia has a mortality rate of > 30%, depending on bacteremia, age and underlying diseases. When not properly diagnosed and treated, S. […]
The carbohydrate fermentation test is used to determine whether or not bacteria can ferment a specific carbohydrate. Carbohydrate fermentation patterns are useful in differentiating among bacterial groups or species. It tests for the presence of acid and/or […]
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