Kligler’s Iron Agar Test – Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

The Kliglers Iron Agar test

…Downes F. P. and Ito K., (Ed.), 2001, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 4th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. himedialabs.com/TD/M078.pdf https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/KliglerIronAgarKIA.htm foodsafety.neogen.com/pdf/acumedia_pi/7140_pi.pdf https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/IFU453621.pdf https://mltgeeks.com/kligler-iron-agar-principlescomposition-and-slants-interpretation/…

X and V factor Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

X and V factor Test

…nutrient carryover. References Tille P.M. 2014. Bailey and Scott’s diagnostic microbiology. Thirteen edition. Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 3251 Riverport Lane. St. Louis. Missouri 63043 https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/content/hugo/XVFactorDisks.htm http://www.apsi.it/public/ufiles/smi/tp38_3_en_150108.pdf https://himedialabs.com/TD/DD022.pdf…

Urease Test- Principle, Media, Procedure and Result

Result Interpretation of Urease Test

…histopathology and discussions with the pathologist. Urea Breath Test Urea breath test is a common non-invasive test to detect Helicobacter pylori also based on urease activity. This is highly sensitive…

Cetrimide Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Cetrimide Test

…agar doesnot rule out an identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. References Tille, P. M., & Forbes, B. A. (2014). Bailey & Scott’s diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. https://microbiologyinfo.com/cetrimide-agar-composition-principle-uses-preparation-and-colony-morphology/ www.oxoid.com/UK/blue/prod_detail/prod_detail.asp?pr=CM0579&c=UK&lang=EN https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/CetrimideSelAgar.htm himedialabs.com/TD/M024B.pdf…

Fermentation Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Fermentation Test

…the tube prior to inoculation if bubbles are trapped in the durham tube. Trapped bubbles that are not released may lead to false-positive results. Reference https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/content/hugo/purplebrothdt.htm www.bd.com/europe/regulatory/Assets/IFU/Difco_BBL/222810.pdf https://www.himedialabs.com/TD/M284.pdf tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/manuals/IFU454351.pdf https://us.vwr.com/store/asset?assetURI=https://us.vwr.com/stibo/hi_res/std.lang.all/18/44/8041844.pdf…

Malonate Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Malonate Test

…glucose only and produce a yellow color in the medium. A slight bluing (blue-green) of the medium may occur after prolonged incubation. References https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/content/hugo/malonatebroth.htm www.vumicro.com/vumie/help/VUMICRO/Malonate_utilization_Test.htm www.bd.com/europe/regulatory/Assets/IFU/Difco_BBL/239520.pdf https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/IFU61324.pdf atlas.sund.ku.dk/microatlas/veterinary/pheno_tests/Malonate_Test/ www.interlabdist.com.br/dados/produtos/bula/doc/1713148ff81d57aae4.pdf1 https://himedialabs.com/TD/M382.pdf…

Top 50 Microbiology Colleges and Universities in the World

Top 50 Microbiology Colleges and Universities in the World

…Microbiology Colleges and Universities on the basis of: Global research reputation, Regional research reputation, Publications, Normalized citation impact, Total citations, Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most…

Differences Between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

Differences Between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

…developing trophozoites Coarse, black, few clumps Fine, Light brown, scattered Late Trophozoite Compact Medium Sized Rarely amoeboid Vacuole inconspicuous. Pleomorphic Large Markedly amoeboid Vacuole prominent. Schizont Small, compact, Single pigmented…

Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) Slants Test – Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Lysine iron agar (LIA) slants test

…or suppressed with organisms other than Citrobacter spp. References Tille, P. M., & Forbes, B. A. (2014). Bailey & Scott’s diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. himedialabs.com/TD/M377.pdf www.oxoid.com/UK/blue/prod_detail/prod_detail.asp?pr=CM0381&c=UK&lang=EN iws2.collin.edu/dcain/CCCCD%20Micro/lysine_iron_agar.htm https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/MBD/Instructions/IFU453772.pdf foodsafety.neogen.com/pdf/acumedia_pi/7211_pi.pdf…

Lipid Hydrolysis Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Lipid Hydrolysis Test

…ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA, USA. Brown A.E. 2009.  Benson’s Microbiological Applications: Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology, 11th ed. McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, USA. delrio.dcccd.edu/jreynolds/microbiology/2421/lab_manual/lipid.pdf https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/docs/Sigma-Aldrich/Datasheet/1/91015dat.pdf www.srlchem.com/products/product_details/productId/3716/Tributyrin-Agar-Base-w-o-Tributyrin…

Lecithinase Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Lecithinase Test

…diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Cappuccino J.G. and Sherman N.  2008.  Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual, 8th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA, USA. https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/EggYolkAgarModified.html www.vetbact.org/popup/popup.php?id=34&LANG=en https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC291196/?page=1 vlab.amrita.edu/?sub=3&brch=73&sim=974&cnt=1…

Pyruvate Broth Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Pyruvate Broth Test

…B. A. (2014). Bailey & Scott’s diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Koneman, E.W., et al. Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA. https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/content/hugo/pyruvatebroth.htm https://www.dalynn.com/dyn/ck_assets/files/tech/TP99.pdf https://jb.asm.org/content/jb/88/1/4.full.pdf http://www.quelab.com/htmleng/2231a.html…

Spread Plate Technique- Principle, Procedure and Uses

Spread Plate Technique- Principle, Procedure and Uses

…colonies makes the enumeration difficult. References M. J. Pelczar Mackie and McCartney. Practical Medical Microbiology Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology. Practical Microbiology. Pradeep Kumar Sharma. https://www.reference.com/science/spread-plate-technique-a3da655650023683# https://www.micro.iastate.edu/video/microbiology-004-spread-plate-method https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3577269/ https://www.jove.com/video/3064/aseptic-laboratory-techniques-plating-methods https://www.pinterest.com/pin/506232814336422077/…

Bird Seed Agar for the isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans

Bird Seed Agar for the isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans

…Atlas and James W. Snyder. Handbook of media for clinical and public health microbiology. CRC Press. 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/CaffeicAcidAgar.htm https://www.labce.com/spg603077_recommended_procedure_for_identification_of_crypto.aspx Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Birdseed Agar…

Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Gelatin Hydrolysis Test Tubes

…while it is warm may result in false-negative interpretation. References Tille, P. M., & Forbes, B. A. (2014). Bailey & Scott’s diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. www.asmscience.org/content/education/protocol/protocol.3776 www.austincc.edu/microbugz/gelatinase_test.php www.biologypractical.com/gelatin-hydrolysis-test-principle-procedure/…

Salt Tolerance Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Salt Tolerance Test

…result. References Tille P.M. 2014. Bailey and Scott’s diagnostic microbiology. Thirteen edition. Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 3251 Riverport Lane. St. Louis. Missouri 63043 https://www.dalynn.com/dyn/ck_assets/files/tech/TS27.pdf https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/NaCl65Media.htm https://www.austincc.edu/microbugz/handouts/Salt%20Tolerance.pdf https://www.bioscience.com.pk/topics/microbiology/item/239-salt-tolerance-test…

Endospore Staining- Principle, Reagents, Procedure and Result

Procedure of Endospore Staining

…Clostridium perfringens (ATCC 13124) Negative control: Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) References Collin County Community College District Portland Community College ASM Microbe Library: Endospore Stain Protocol Austin Community College Western Michigan University…

Replication of Ebola Virus

Replication of Ebola Virus

complex required for transport) system to mediate host-assisted viral budding. SCRT complexes are normally used by the cell for biological functions involving membrane remodeling, such as intraluminal vesicle formation, autophagy…

Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Dnase Test Results

…microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Cappuccino J.G. and Sherman N.  2008.  Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual, 8th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA, USA. spot.pcc.edu/~jvolpe/b/bi234/lab/differentialMedia/DNaseTest.htm https://www.austincc.edu/microbugz/dnase_test.php https://www.bd.com/europe/regulatory/Assets/IFU/HB/CE/PA/PA-255506.pdf https://himedialabs.com/TD/M482.pdf https://www.bioscience.com.pk/topics/microbiology/item/230-dnase-test…

Phenylalanine Agar Test – Principle, Procedure, Uses and Interpretation

Phenylalanine Agar Test

…B. A. (2014). Bailey & Scott’s diagnostic microbiology (Thirteenth edition.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Koneman, E.W., et al. Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA. https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/CRITN-PhenylalanineAgar.html himedialabs.com/TD/M281.pdf www.austincc.edu/microbugz/phenylalanine_deaminase_test.php https://assets.fishersci.com/TFS-Assets/MBD/Instructions/IFU62180.pdf…

Capsule Staining- Principle, Reagents, Procedure and Result

Result of Capsule Staining

…neoformans Quality control of Capsule Staining Positive control: Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC e13883) Negative control: Alacilgenes denitrificans (ATCC 15173) References Austin Community College Collin County Community College District Portland Community College Community…