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TREPONEMA PALLIDUM: CAUSATIVE AGENT OF SYPHILIS

April 10, 2021 Microbiology 0

Treponema pallidum (well known scientifically as T. pallidum subsp. pallidum) is a Gram variable or Gram-negative, microaerophilic or anaerobic, motile, spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochaete) that is […]

HELICOBACTER PYLORI: BIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, LAB DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT

April 1, 2021 Microbiology 0

Helicobacter pylori bacterium is a microaerophilic, urease-producing, Gram-negative, motile, urease-positive, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive and spiral-shaped bacterium that inhabits the stomach, intestinal tract and oral cavity of […]

CULTURE (GROWTH) MEDIA: BACTERIOLOGICAL MEDIA

March 28, 2021 Microbiology 0

The clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases (including those caused by pathogenic bacteria and fungi) in the microbiology laboratory is mainly based on the […]

RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII: CAUSATIVE AGENT, PATHOGENESIS, TREATMENT & CONTROL

March 23, 2021 Microbiology 0

Rickettsia prowazekii is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes a variety of rickettsial related diseases in humans. It is the main causative agent of epidemic […]

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES: BIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, LAB DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT

March 12, 2021 Microbiology 0

Streptococcus pyogenes is a Group A Streptococcus species that is non-spore forming, Gram-positive, non-motile, round to ovoid bacterium that occurs in chains, singly (as coccus) […]

NUTRITIONAL GROUPS OF MICROORGANISMS

March 6, 2021 Microbiology 0

Living organisms vary in terms of their mode of nutrition i.e., how they feed or obtain their food. Some organisms are known as autotrophs because […]

PROTEUS MIRABILIS: BIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, LAB DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT

March 1, 2021 Microbiology 0

Proteus mirabilis is a Gram-negative, motile, non-capsulated, facultative anaerobic, non-lactose fermenting and pleomorphic bacillus in the genus Proteus and family Enterobacteriaceae. P. mirabilis is mostly […]

BIOTERRORISM: DEFINITION AND HISTORY

February 19, 2021 Microbiology 0

Bioterrorism is an archaic and primitive practice of warfare that predates the development of the “Germ Theory of Disease” by Robert Koch. The Romans, ancient […]

GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS INFECTION

February 14, 2021 Microbiology 4

Gardnerella vaginalis in association with other bacteria is the causative agent of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women. G. vaginalis is a Gram variable, encapsulated, facultative, […]

BIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION

January 1, 2021 Microbiology 0

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, encapsulated, lactose-fermenting, non-motile, facultative rod in the genus Klebsiella and family Enterobacteriaceae. In addition to ‘O’ and ‘H’ antigens, K. […]

OVERVIEW OF THE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, TYPES AND USAGE OF ANTI-FUNGAL AGENTS

December 2, 2020 Microbiology 4

Antifungal agents are antimicrobial agents that kill or inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi. Antimicrobial agents that inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi are generally […]

HEALTH AND MEDICAL BENEFITS OF PREBIOTICS AND SYNBIOTICS

November 24, 2020 Microbiology 0

Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria […]

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