microorganisms

Historical Perspectives of Microbiology

Microbiology as a field in the biological sciences saw the light of the day because of several innovative research and experiments by pioneers in this field. The study of microbiology will be incomplete without a touch on the founding fathers of this important field of biological sciences. Several scientists in time past contributed tremendously to […]

Historical Perspectives of Microbiology Read More »

General Microbiology, , ,

LIST OF SOME BACTERIA OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND THEIR FEATURES

Bacillus cereus Gram-positive rods Motile organism Forms endospores Colonies are non-haemolytic on blood agar Aerobic & facultative organism Bacillus anthracis Gram-positive (or Gram-variable) bacillus Non-motile organism Form spores, & are capsulated Aerobic & facultative anaerobe Bacillus stearothermophilus Gram-positive rods Motile organism Forms endospores Aerobic & facultative organism Has the ability to grow at temperatures of

LIST OF SOME BACTERIA OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND THEIR FEATURES Read More »

Bacteriology, ,

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

INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIOLOGY LAB Read More »

Bacteriology, , , , , ,

WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY?

MICROBIOLOGY is simply defined as the study of microorganisms. Microorganisms or microbes are organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked (unaided) eye. Microorganism is the term applied to all microscopically small living organisms. However, some of the organisms studied in this important field of the biological sciences (i.e., microbiology) are macroscopic

WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY? Read More »

Careers in Microbiology, General Microbiology, , , , ,

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUNDER OF MicrobiologyClass.net

Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Stiftung in Germany. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany under the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers. At the UFZ, Leipzig, he is working on the soilRESIST project –

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUNDER OF MicrobiologyClass.net Read More »

About Us, , , , , ,

Colonial morphology of microorganisms

Microorganisms produce definite patterns on culture media plates as they grow and divide. These specific patterns (inclusive of shapes and sizes) also aid in the preliminary identification of the organisms for further characterization. Colonial morphology is the size, shape, colour, texture and the general structure of an individual colony of a particular microorganism (in this

Colonial morphology of microorganisms Read More »

Bacteriology, General Microbiology, Microbial Physiology & Metabolism, , , , ,