Measurements of microbial growth
Measurements of microbial growth Introduction When a few bacteria are inoculated into a liquid growth medium or any solid culture media and the population is counted at intervals. The growth of …
Bacteriology
Bacterial Growth Curve: Definition, Phases and Measurement
Bacterial growth curve Definition When a few bacteria are inoculated into a liquid growth medium or any solid culture media and the population is counted at intervals, it is possible …
Bacteriophage: characteristics and replication of lytic and lysogenic cycle
Bacteriophage: characteristics and replication of lytic and lysogenic cycle Bacteriophages or simply phage are bacterial viruses that infects bacteria. Bacteriophages was first observed by Fredrick W. Twort in 1915. The …
Cyanobacteria: occurrence, morphology, structure, reproduction
Cyanobacteria: occurrence, morphology, structure, reproduction Introduction The cyanobacteria are the most important and most diverse group of photosynthetic bacteria. Cyanobacteria are Gram negative bacteria. They are obligate photolithoautotrophs and oxygenic …
Bacteria: Shape, Size, Structure and other Membrane
Bacteria: Shape, Size, Structure, and other Membrane Introduction Members of domain bacteria are microscopic, relatively simple, prokaryotic organism that lacks a nucleus. Bacteria are usually single celled organisms. Peptidoglycan is …
Gram staining
Gram staining Staining is a biochemical technique of coloring specimens. Dyes are the chemical substances which commonly used to stain specimen. There are three types of staining protocol or procedures: …