
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING
The phrase “biogeochemical” is derived from three words: bio (which involves living biological organisms like man, animals, plants and microbes found in the ecosystem), geo […]
The phrase “biogeochemical” is derived from three words: bio (which involves living biological organisms like man, animals, plants and microbes found in the ecosystem), geo […]
Based on their effects on the structural integrity of the DNA molecule, mutations can be classified as substitution, insertion, deletion, inversion, reciprocal translocation and chromosomal […]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative, oxidase-positive, non-motile, non-sporulating, non-capsulate, diplococcus found asymptomatically in humans. N. gonorrhoeae is found in the family Neisseriaceae and genus Neisseria […]
Mycotoxins are exotoxins produced by fungi. The area of microbiology that studies fungi and the toxins they produce (i.e., mycotoxins) is known as mycotoxicology. The […]
Oral thrush (oral candidiasis) is a localized fungal infection caused by Candida albicans in the oral cavity of humans such as the tongue, lips and […]
MYCOSES Mycoses are infections caused by pathogenic fungi. And they include superficial mycoses, cutaneous mycoses, subcutaneous mycoses, systemic or deep-seated mycosis and opportunistic mycoses. The […]
Penicillium: Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi. It belongs to the ascomycota fungi division. Ascomycota is the largest division of fungi. This genus of […]
Fungal reproduction is unique and distinct from those of other microbial cells such as bacteria. Generally, fungi exhibit two modes of reproduction which are sexual […]
Slime moulds are eukaryotic organisms that have fungus-like features as well as some animal- or protists-like features. They are ubiquitously found in the soil, dead […]
Fungal classification or taxonomy as shall be seen later in this section is usually based on the sexual spores produced by the organisms. This is […]