Microbiology
Friday, 12 July 2019 17:01
Antibiotic resistance is a curse to the present world
Written by Md. Jahangir Alam
Antibiotics saved thousands of people in 1950s and 1960s. But for decades these antibiotics show…
Monday, 11 June 2018 14:18
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD): Wastewater Treatment Methods for the Reduction of BOD
Written by Dayyal Dg.
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) It is also known as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). It is…
Thursday, 07 June 2018 18:40
Acid-Fast Staining: Purpose, Principle, Procedure and Observation
Written by Dayyal Dg.
There are certain bacteria which cannot be stained by Gram's method. In 1882, Paul Ehrlich…
Wednesday, 06 June 2018 21:17
Gram Staining: Purpose, Principle, Procedure and Observation
Written by Dayyal Dg.
In 1883 (originally published in 1884), Dr. Hans Christian Gram (1853-1938) developed a technique for…
Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:35
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS (MERS-CoV)
Written by Nur Artiqah Noor Zohori
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) caused by coronavirus which has a large family of…
“Gut flora is a complex community of organisms that inhabit human and animal digestive system”.…
Tuesday, 09 January 2018 08:31
CHOLERA: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Featured
Written by Mukesh Dg.
CHOLERA is a specific infectious disease that affects the lower portion of the intestine and…
Routine care and proper maintenance of microscope will ensure good performance over the years. In…
The microscope is the most important piece of equipment in the clinic laboratory. The microscope…
What is Kohler illumination? Kohler illumination is a method of adjusting a microscope in order…
Thursday, 13 April 2017 11:30
CRE may be spreading more widely than previously thought
Written by Dayyal Dg.
One family of superbugs, known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE, may be spreading more widely…
Objective: To test organism's ability to tolerate various osmotic concentrations. Test Procedure1. Use a sterile…
Objective: To test the organism's susceptibility to antibiotic penicillin. Test Procedure and Interpretation: See the…
Wednesday, 05 April 2017 09:19
OXYGEN REQUIREMENT TEST (Thioglycollate Test) Featured
Written by Dayyal Dg.
Objective: To determine the organism's oxygen requirement. Test Procedure1. Inoculate 5 ml of BHI broth…
Objective: To test an organism's susceptibility to the chemical, optochin. Optochin susceptibility tests the fragility…
Objective: To test an organism's susceptibility to the antibiotic novobiocin. Test Procedure1. Streak a BHI…