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...
Category: Microbiology for Beginners
Microscope is an instrument that is used for the visualization of things that are too small to be seen from the naked eyes. A light microscope uses visible light. Different parts of a compound...
When the laboratory instructor said "take the test organism and stab into the butt", most of the students were stunned! It was that practical of Microbiology, which taught many students the...
Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Species of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are most commonly used as...
World Health Organization (WHO) defines “probiotics” as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a perceived health benefit on the host”. These...
Although most prokaryotes cannot survive in nature without their cell walls, some do so naturally. These include the mycoplasmas, a group of pathogenic bacteria that causes several infectious...
