The clinical diagnosis of some infectious diseases (including those caused by bacteria and fungi) in the microbiology laboratory is mainly based on the isolation and cultivation of pathogenic organisms; and this is usually done in vitro with the aid of specialized culture or growth media that supports the growth of microbes outside their usual habitat. […]
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Culture media
Culturing technique is used for the propagation of microorganisms in the microbiology laboratory; and it is an important procedure required for studying the morphological characteristics of microbes especially on solid culture media. Microorganisms are cultured in various ways and in various conditions using different growth media (inclusive of solid media or broth/liquid media). Bacterial growth
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Bacteriology, Culture media, Techniques in Microbiology Lab
In this section, you will learn how to calculate for culture media preparation. Calculations for culture media preparation should not be a stressful activity. However, beginners might find some hurdles along the way. And this section is geared towards helping beginners in the filed of microbiology understand the simple math involved in properly calculating for
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Culture media
Petri dishes are shallow glass or plastic plates that are cylindrical in shape, and which are used to cultivate microorganisms in the microbiology laboratory. Glass Petri dishes are heat-stable and can be sterilized in the autoclave and re-used over a long period of time. But plastic Petri dishes (disposable) cannot be re-used or autoclaved because
