General Microbiology

OTHER INSTRUMENTS FOUND IN THE MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

Bijou bottles are used for transporting and storing microbial cultures in the microbiology laboratory. They are basically cylindrical small glass bottles fitted with a screw cap, and bijou bottles are generally used as a culture medium container for microorganisms (inclusive of bacteria and fungi). Test tube racks are commonly used in the microbiology laboratories to […]

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Use & care of the Incubator

Incubator is a piece of equipment which is used in the microbiology laboratory to provide optimum temperature and oxygen concentration amongst other vital environmental factors required for the growth of microorganisms. It is generally used for growing microbial cultures inclusive of fungi and bacteria. The incubator supplies and maintains optimum growth physical and chemical conditions

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Use & care of the Biosafety Laminar Flow Cabinet

Biosafety laminar flow cabinet or hood is used to maintain a clean environment when performing microbiological investigations. The hood also protects the worker or scientist from a direct contamination with the organisms or materials they are working with. It provides the perfect environment for the handling of pathogenic microorganisms or infectious specimens; and the hood

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REFRIGERATOR: use and care

Refrigerator is used in the microbiology laboratory to store and preserve laboratory reagents and culture media. Old cultures of microorganisms including new ones are preserved in the refrigerator where the temperature is regulated to maintain the microbial cultures at optimum levels. Also, laboratory refrigerator helps to prevent the contamination of microbial cultures, culture media and

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CHEMICAL WEIGHING BALANCES

Chemical weighing balances are very sensitive piece of equipments that is used to weigh and measure chemical reagents and materials in the microbiology laboratory. They are analytical apparatuses which play critical role in quantifying materials, and they can be used to measure out or detect the mass of a single particle of chemical substances in the laboratory. Unlike

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IMPORTANCE OF MICROORGANISMS

Microorganisms are studied for diverse reasons. These microscopic forms of life play tremendous significant roles in the natural environment. They are ubiquitously found in all environments including aquatic, terrestrial and arboreal habitats as well as in hot springs and icebergs where life rarely exists. Microorganisms harbour many beneficial qualities, and these features of theirs have

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