Skip to content
logo of microbeonline
Search
  • General Microbiology
    • Culture Media
    • Biochemical Tests
  • Clinical Microbiology
    • Bacteriology
    • Virology
    • Parasitology
    • Mycology
  • Lab Equipment
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Category: Parasitology

link to Hookworm: Characteristics, Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis

Hookworm: Characteristics, Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis

Hookworm species have a worldwide distribution, with two species known to infect humans: Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. They are the second most common helminthic infection reported in...

Continue Reading
link to Hymenolepis nana: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Hymenolepis nana: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Hymenolepis nana is one of the small intestinal cestodes infecting man.Hymenolepis refers to the thin membrane covering the egg (Greek hymen—membrane, lepis- covering) and nana to its small size...

Continue Reading
link to Trichrome Staining for Fecal Smears

Trichrome Staining for Fecal Smears

Stained fecal films are the single most productive means of stool examination for the detection of intestinal protozoan parasites and eggs of helminths. Because the refractive index of protozoan...

Continue Reading
link to Taenia Solium: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Taenia Solium: Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Lab Diagnosis

Taenia solium, also known as pork tapeworm, causes Taeniasis, an infection that is common amongst people eating raw or insufficiently cooked measly pork containing the cysticerci. Taenia solium is...

Continue Reading
link to Ascaris lumbricoides: Life cycle, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis

Ascaris lumbricoides: Life cycle, Pathogenesis, Lab Diagnosis

Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly known as “roundworm” is the largest nematode parasitizing man. The adult worms are cylindrical, with a tapering anterior end. When freshly passed from the...

Continue Reading
link to Naegleria fowleri: Characteristics, Life Cycle and Lab Diagnosis

Naegleria fowleri: Characteristics, Life Cycle and Lab Diagnosis

Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba,” is a small, free-living water and soil amebae capable of causing opportunistic infections in humans. It causes a rare but...

Continue Reading
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Page 6 NEXT »

About Us

Microbeonline.com is an online guidebook on Microbiology, precisely speaking, Medical Microbiology. This blog shares information and resources about pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.  We are trying our best to make this site user-friendly and resourceful with timely/updated information about each pathogen, disease caused by them, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis.

Useful Categories

  • Bacteriology (166)
  • Biochemical Tests (51)
  • Biochemistry (7)
  • Culture Media (44)
  • Difference Between (19)
  • General Microbiology (85)
  • Immunology (52)
  • Lab Equipment (57)
  • MCQs (30)
  • Molecular Biology (30)
  • Mycology (28)
  • Parasitology (34)
  • Science Communication (5)
  • Staining Techniques (16)
  • Uncategorized (1)
  • Virology (50)
  • About Microbeonline
  • About Me
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Let’s Work Together
© 2023 Copyright Microbe Online