Pasteurization process, temperature and time
Pasteurization is a heating process used to eliminate or reduce harmful bacteria and microorganisms in food products, such as milk.… Read More »Pasteurization process, temperature and time
Moist heat sterilization: Principle, Types, Advantages
Moist heat sterilization is a method of sterilizing equipment, tools, and other materials. This process involves exposing items to high… Read More »Moist heat sterilization: Principle, Types, Advantages
Tyndallization in Microbiology
Tyndallization is an alternative sterilization method. It is a physical method of sterilization that uses moist heat (steam) for sterilization.… Read More »Tyndallization in Microbiology
ZN Staining Procedure: Principle, Method and Results.
Microorganisms in the genus Mycobacteria and Nocardia have complex cell walls with higher lipid content. The cell wall of these microbes… Read More »ZN Staining Procedure: Principle, Method and Results.
Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA)
Mannitol salt Agar is a selective and differential medium for the isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and… Read More »Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA)
Transport Media in Microbiology
It is a type of microbial culture medium. It is used to transport microbiological samples from one location to another.… Read More »Transport Media in Microbiology
Sorbitol MacConkey Agar
Rappaport and Henig described a medium for isolation of enteropathogenic E coli serotype. Sorbitol MacConkey agar is also a type… Read More »Sorbitol MacConkey Agar
MacConkey agar selective differential media
McConkey agar is a complex growth medium for culturing bacteria. MacConkey agar is selective and differential media. This medium is… Read More »MacConkey agar selective differential media
Fastidious and non fastidious Bacteria
In microbiology, some bacteria are termed fastidious and non-fastidious. Fastidious bacteria require complex nutritional and environmental conditions to grow and… Read More »Fastidious and non fastidious Bacteria
Nutrient agar media composition and Uses
Culture media are the nutrient mediums for the cultivation of microorganisms. Culture media provide different nutrients for the growth and… Read More »Nutrient agar media composition and Uses