Foodborne illness, also known as "foodborne disease," "foodborne infection," or "food poisoning, is an important public health burden worldwide. There are an estimated 250 pathogens that can cause...
Category: Bacteriology
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium commonly found in the gut of humans and warm-blooded animals. Most E. coli are normal flora or commensals found in the intestinal tract. It is a...
We all know microbiological specimens must be promptly transported to the laboratory within a few hours. If there is a delay, special transport media may be needed depending upon the types of...
Urease is a constitutively expressed enzyme that hydrolyzes urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia. Many organisms especially those that infect the urinary tract, have a urease enzyme that is able to...
The oxidase test is a technique for detecting the presence of the terminal enzyme system in aerobic respiration called cytochrome C oxidase or cytochrome a3. Usually, the family Enterobacteriaceae...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Infections, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative rod. Pseudomonas aeruginosa can resist high concentrations of salt, dyes, weak antiseptics, and many commonly used antibiotics. Most pseudomonads known to...
