Introduction – Transcription is the synthesis of RNA from DNA, catalysed by a very special enzyme, RNA polymerase (RNAP). The DNA in the gene is used as a template to make a Messenger RNA (mRNA) strand which is done with the help of RNAP. RNAP was Discovered by Samuel B. Weiss and Jerard Hurwitz in […]
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We have learned that world can be divided into living and non living. And the branch of Science that deals with the study of living organisms is called as Biology. But do you know what makes you and me alive? What makes the spider, lizard, dog and tree etc alive? Or what makes table, rock,
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Endospore is the resistant form of bacteria which is very difficult to kill. Sporulation: Sporulation is a spore forming process in bacteria. Spores are metabolically inactive and resistant form of bacteria. The spore becomes resistant to chemical, heat, dehydration and radiation. The spores do not multiply. The bacteria with the ability of undergoing sporulation are
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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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The History of Microbiology is a fascinating one. If you are into learning Microbiology and knowing a bit of history along with it, do read on to know more. Do you know? Germ theory is the theory of biology that discovered the reason for causing illness. Before establishing the germ theory, the old human civilizations
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Microflora is nowadays being considered as a misnomer as the term Microbiota is becoming more common in parlance. Introduction to Presence of Microflora : It is known fact that microorganisms are ubiquitous, they present in air, water, soil and surface of animate and inanimate objects. When microbes are present in air, they are in the
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