
MICROBIOLOGY TECHNIQUES: APPLICATIONS AND USES
The microbiology laboratory is unique and different from the laboratory of other biological and medical sciences in that it has some fundamental techniques which the […]
The microbiology laboratory is unique and different from the laboratory of other biological and medical sciences in that it has some fundamental techniques which the […]
Microorganisms (bacteria and fungi inclusive) produce definite patterns on culture media plates as they grow and divide. These specific patterns (inclusive of shapes and sizes) […]
The phylogenetic tree of life comprises mainly of Eubacteria (referring to eukaryotic organisms), Archaea and Bacteria (which are prokaryotic organisms).Eubacteria or Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteriaare […]
There are billions of microorganisms in the face of the planet earth, and these organisms are ubiquitously distributed. To make sense of the diversity of […]
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are structural components common to a particular group of pathogen or infectious disease agents. PAMPs are often macromolecules and include polysaccharides, […]
An organism that obtains its energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds is known as chemolithotroph. The concept of chemolithotrophic autotrophy was first conceived by […]
Taxonomy can be defined as the scientific system of classifying biological organisms into taxa (singular: taxon). Taxonomy is generally the science of biological classification; and […]
Germ theory of disease is the theory that human infectious diseases are caused by specific variety of microorganisms including but not limited to pathogenic bacteria, […]
Spontaneous generation (abiogenesis) is the mistaken hypothesis that living organisms are capable of being generated from non-living things. Mankind for many centuries (even till the […]
FREDERICK GRIFFITH (1879-1941) Frederick Griffith was a British bacteriologist, physician and pathologist who performed transformation experiments that suggested that DNA was the hereditary material. His […]