bacteriology

GLOSSARY OF MICROBIOLOGY

A Acetogenesis is mainlycharacterized by the formation of acetate. It is the process of forming acetate by acetogens through a variety of metabolic pathways including homoacetate fermentation, mixed acid fermentation and propionic acid fermentation. Acetogens are bacteria that produce acetate as their sole end product from certain sugar fermentation. Acetobacterium species, Clostridium aceticum and C. […]

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INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIOLOGY LAB

Bacteriology is simply defined as the scientific study of bacteria. Pathogenic bacteriology thus, is the scientific study of bacteria that cause diseases in man. This unit which is one of the most important units of the clinical microbiology laboratory handles different types of patient’s specimens, with the sole aim of growing and isolating pathogenic bacteria

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Introduction to (Medical) Bacteriology

Medical Bacteriologyis a branch of medical microbiology that is concerned with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens. It is simply the study of bacteria that are of medical importance i.e. that cause diseases in human beings and animals. Medical bacteriology is the study of the interactions between pathogenic bacteria

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