Following is a Microbiology Quiz which is aimed to strengthen your knowledge on the History of Microbiology. Before solving the quiz you can also read our article on History of Microbiology
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Sabouraoud Dextrose media contains all essential nutrients required for the growth of fungi. Introduction– Fungi are eukaryotic organism and found to be from unicellular to multicellular. The example of unicellular fungi is yeast and mushroom is multicellular. They can be pathogenic or non pathogenic. They are also found to be associated with plants symbiotically and
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This article explains the principle and procedure of Gram staining technique. The principle and procedure of gram staining is based on the difference in the cell wall composition leads to adsorption of different stains. In Gram staining procedure, two different stains are used. Gram staining technique is used to differentiate the bacteria. The gram Staining
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Introduction: The Biochemical Oxygen demand (BOD) incubator is widely used in different branches of Life Sciences. The working principle and construction of BOD incubator is almost similar to Bacteriological incubator. BOD incubator works at low temperature. It is used for incubation of biochemical reactions while conducting organic chemical studies of wastewater. And it is also
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Bacteriological Incubator is an electric equipment used for providing favorable environment for for optimum bacterial growth. Introduction of Bacteriological Incubator– Incubation is defined as the time and favorable environment required for growth and development of any given organism. In terms of Microbiology, the incubation is defined as time, temperature, humidity and gas required for the
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Whittaker Classification is the classification of the living world into Five Kingdoms. This classification was based on cell morphology, body organization, and mode of nutrition. Introduction to Whittaker Classification Carolus Linnaeus had classified the living world into Two kingdoms i.e. Plants and Animals, based on their cell walls. This system did not distinguish or categorize
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Methyl Red Test is widely used to test the pH of microbial culture media caused by the production of acid from glucose fermentation. Methyl Red test and Voges Proskauer are used to differentiate different members of Enterobacteriaceae family. Introduction: In IMViC test, the M stands for Methyl Red test. It tests the ability of microbes
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D and Z values are important terms to determine the efficiency of sterilization by using heat. Heat is one of the best physical methods for killing microbes because of its penetrating power. Heat causes dehydration and denaturation of cellular biomolecules. The tolerance of heat varies from microbe to microbe. The extent and rate of bacterial
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An aspiring and budding Microbiologist should always initiate their study by first understanding and learning Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). These Practices are general rules and regulations that every Microbiologist should follow in the lab. We are aware that Experiments are always associated with risks, but in case of Microbiology Experiments, the level of risk is
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