Blood agar: composition, preparation and uses
Blood agar: composition, preparation and uses Blood agar is used to grow a wide range of pathogenic organisms particularly those which do not grow in […]
Month: August 2018
Amies transport medium: composition, preparation and uses
Amies transport medium: composition, preparation and uses This is a transport medium used to preserve the viability of anaerobes such as Neisseria gonorrhea and other […]
Alkaline peptone water: composition, preparation and uses
Alkaline peptone water: composition, preparation and uses Alkaline peptone water is an enrichment medium used for Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio The pH of the […]
Buffer, buffering capacity, properties of good buffer and role of buffer in vitro and in vivo
Buffer: Buffers are defined as solutions which resists small change in pH by adding small amount of acid or base. A buffer usually consists of […]
Identification of fungi: criteria for identification of yeast and mold
Identification of fungi: criteria for identification of yeast and mold The identification of fungi is made using combination of Growth rate Colonial morphological feature Microscopic […]
Rhizopus stolonifer: morphology and reproduction of black bread mold
Rhizopus stolonifer: morphology and reproduction of black bread mold Rhizopus stolonifer is also known as black bread mold. Thallus is white cottony, much branched mycelium. […]
Mold: characteristics, types of hyphae and examples
Mold: characteristics, types of hyphae and examples Molds are filamentous fungi The body is called thallus. The thallus is made of hyphae which are cyclindrical, […]
Difference between yeast and mold
Difference between yeast and mold Point of distinction Yeast Mold Structure Yeast are mostly unicellular and exist in either individually or with buds growing on […]
Reproduction in fungi: asexual and sexual methods
Reproduction in fungi: asexual and sexual methods Asexual reproduction in fungi: fission of somatic cell Budding of somatic cell Fragmentation or disjoining of hyphae Asexual […]
Electrocardiogram (ECG): working principle, normal ECG wave, application of ECG
Electrocardiogram (ECG): working principle, normal ECG wave, application of ECG Electrocardiogram refers to the recording of electrical changes that occurs in heart during a cardiac […]