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The virus was quite unknown at the start, this thing gave birth to many rumors. One of these rumors is that virus is not heat-resistant and cannot tolerate a temperature of 26 or above and the pandemic will be over in hot summer.
Fastidious bacteria are those that live on complex nutrition and need a special requirement for their growth. They have many other factors to grow properly.
Peptidoglycan is the monomeric form of carbohydrate that is found in bacteria only. This peptidoglycan is the polymers of sugar and amino acids. The sugar...
Why Plate Preparation Quality Matters Contaminated or uneven agar plates can inflate false‑positive rates by 12–25 % CDC Lab Quality Report, 2023....
Cooking food isn’t just about making it taste good - it’s also our frontline defense against harmful bacteria. But how hot is hot enough to ensure our food is...
!150W tungsten bulbs in laboratory...
Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a pathogen of avian species and it does not cause disease in humans. Even eating infected eggs don't harm humans. But don't use antibiotics treated eggs.
Imagine if plants could pull fertilizer straight out of thin air. In a sense, that’s exactly what nitrogen-fixing bacteria do. The air around us is nearly 80%...
You’ve just finished preparing a meal with raw chicken. The cutting board is washed, the counter looks clean, and dinner is served. But is your kitchen truly...
You might be familiar with the telltale signs of bacterial vaginosis BV: the fishy odor and the annoying discharge that just won’t quit. But what happens if...
Chemotaxis is the process by which the bacteria respond to chemical gradients. Chemo means chemical and taxis means to move. It is the movement in which the bacteria and somatic cell move according to chemical gradients present in the environment.
If you’ve ever had a bacterial infection and looked at a lab report, you might have seen the terms Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. You also may have...
