Motility assays
See also Bacterial structure Bacteria have various appendages for motility (flagella and axial filaments). The primary function of flagella is to confer motility or sel propulsion. Motility is a piee…
Enterobacteria
Animal Contact Outbreak Surveillnace System (CDC). National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS-CDC) Generally Enterobacteriaceae are the largest group of medically important bacteria which comprise a family of Gram negative rods that mostly…
Classification & detection
see also Morphology Introduction: Bacteria are classified according to 1) morphology 2) gram stain as well as 3) growth requirements. Isolation and identification in Culture is the "gold standard for identification…
Medically important bacteria
Medically Important Gram + Genus--species Shape Metabolism Diagnosis Symptoms Virulence factors location transmission Therapy Staphylococci cocci clusters facultative anaerobes beta lactams --S. aureus alpha…
Gram +/- comparison
See also medically important gram + bacteria organisms and Medically Important Gram Negative Bacteria Differences between Gram Negative and Gram Positive Bacteria Gram-negative bacteria organisms have thinner cell walls which differ in…
Morphology
Introduction: One of the most important ways to describe bacteria is by their shape and arrangement. Morphology (Shell Shape) Bacterial cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells and come in…
Bacteria structure
Bacteria have contributed significantly to the rise in infectious diase. Bacteria as a class include a huge number of organisms, generally classified by biochemical characteristics (i.e., Gram stain characteristics) or morphological…
Bacteria
Scientists use classification systems to differentiate and identify species in medical microbiology. Bacterial species is a distinct organism that share an overall similar pattern of traits and also share about…
vitamin D
Introduction: Vitamin D refers refers broadly to the organic compounds named vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), 25-hydroxyvitamin D2, 1?, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 1?, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Vitamin D is not…
vitamin C
Vitamin C is water soluble and acts as a cofactor in hydroxylation reactions, which are required for collagen synthesis. It is an essential water-soluble nutrient which primarily exerts its effect…