Lysine Iron Agar (LIA): Principle, Composition, Results, and Uses
Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) is a combination medium used for the differentiation of gram-negative bacilli (enterics) based on decarboxylation or deamination of lysine and the formation of hydrogen sulfide...
Klebsiella oxytoca belongs to the genus Klebsiella and the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria. Klebsiella oxytoca was named Bacterium oxytocum by Flugge in 1866,...
API (Analytical Profile Index) 20E is a biochemical panel from bioMerieux, Inc. for identifying and differentiating members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The plastic strip holds twenty...
The Voges-Proskauer (VP) test determines if an organism produces acetylmethylcarbinol from glucose fermentation. Voges-Proskauer is a double eponym named after two microbiologists working at the...
Salmonella is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is a Gram-negative bacilli, motile and non-lactose fermenter. The genus can be divided into two species (S. enterica and S. bongori), based...
Vibrio Cholerae: Characteristics, Pathogenesis, and Lab Diagnosis
Cholera is an acute gut infection caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139. Other serogroups of Vibrio cholerae may cause diarrheal disease...
