The Carba NP test (CNPt) is a biochemical test for the rapid detection (≤2 h) of carbapenemase production in Gram-negative bacilli. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends...
Category: Bacteriology
Francisella tularensis: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
Francisella tularensis causes life-threatening infections in animals (rabbits, hares, and rodents) and people (zoonotic disease). It is also known as ‘Rabbit Fever’ or ‘Deer Fly...
Burkholderia pseudomallei causes a life-threatening meliodiosis (also called Whitmore's disease). It is glanders (caused by B. mallei) like disease in animals and humans. It affects humans...
Leptospira interrogans: Characteristics, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
Leptospira interrogans is a member of the class Spirochaetes order Spirochaetales and the family Leptospiraceae. There are two species of Leptospira; Leptospira interrogans are the pathogenic species...
Neisseria meningitidis: Properties, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm), also referred to as meningococci are fastidious, aerobic Gram-negative diplococci with adjacent sides flattened (lens-shape/half-moon-shaped). It is a commensal of the...
Macrolides are primarily bacteriostatic antibacterial agents that inhibit bacterial protein synthesis by binding with 50S subunit of the ribosome. Members of the group include erythromycin,...