Biochemical Test of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Biochemical Test of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Biochemical Test of Streptococcus pneumoniae Basic Characteristics Properties (Streptococcus pneumoniae) Bile Solubility Positive (+ve) Catalase Negative (-ve) Gram Staining Positive (+ve) Hemolysis Alfa Hemolysis Motility Non-motile OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) Facultative anaerobes …Read more

Classification of Fungi

Classification of Fungi

Classification of Fungi Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms. They can occur as yeasts, molds, or as a combination of both forms. Some fungi are capable of causing superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic …Read more

Ebola Virus- An Overview

Ebola Virus- Structure, Genome, Epidemiology, Transmission, Replication, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestation, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control

Structure of Ebola Virus It falls under the Filoviridae family. The virion is filamentous, enveloped measuring 800 nm length and 80 nm in diameter. It comprises of negative sense, single stranded …Read more

Fields of Microbiology

Fields of Microbiology

Microbiology is one of the most applied of all the biological sciences which did not exist as a true science before the later part of 19th century. It is defined …Read more

Laboratory diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila

Laboratory diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila

Laboratory diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila Specimen: Respiratory secretions (sputum, bronchial aspirate or washings), as well as pleural fluid, lung biopsy or autopsy material. Microscopy Legionellae in clinical specimens stain poorly …Read more

The Germ Theory of Disease

Germ Theory of Disease

Before the Germ theory of disease, the causes suggested for the occurrence of disease were the effect of supernatural phenomena like planetary alignments, effect of bad bodily humors and the …Read more