A microscope is a magnifying instrument used to visualize things that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. A light microscope uses visible light. The working mechanism of light microscope has...
Category: General Microbiology
Live, attenuated vaccines and inactivated vaccines are two basic types of vaccines used to protect susceptible individuals from infectious diseases. Live-attenuated vaccines Live-attenuated...
Probiotics are live microorganisms that are supposed to have health benefits when consumed or applied to the body in adequate amounts. Scientific evidence suggests that specific strains of probiotic...
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...