Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is a group of A. baumannii which have developed resistance against the carbapenems. Acinetobacter is a genus of aerobic, glucose non-fermentative, rod-shaped (more precisely, cocco-bacilli), Gram-negative … Read more
ESKAPE Pathogens are a group of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria, mostly responsible for nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections. ESKAPE is a group of 6 highly pathogenic bacteria associated with severe nosocomial infections. … Read more
Modified Hodge Test (MHT) is a phenotypic method for detecting carbapenemase production by isolated pathogens in clinical laboratories. It is a reliable method to confirm that the carbapenem resistance in … Read more
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a temperature-dependent nucleic acid amplification technique used to amplify the DNA or RNA in vitro enzymatically. Developed by Kary Mullis and his associates at mid … Read more
Streak literally means “a long, thin line”: and the streak plate method is a microbiological culture technique where a sample is spread in a petri dish in the form of … Read more
The pour Plate Method technique was established in the laboratory of Robert Koch and is still being used widely since his period. This method is suitable for facultative, Microaerophilic, and … Read more
Spread Plate Method is one of the widely used culture techniques in microbiology laboratories due to its ease and simplicity. This method is suitable for aerobic and facultative aerobic microorganisms. … Read more
IMViC test is a series of four different biochemical tests used in identifying and differentiating bacteria, especially the members of Enterobacteriaceae. Though it can be (and is) used for the … Read more
Coliform bacteria are a group of Gram-negative, aerobic, and facultative anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria containing the enzyme – galactosidase that is capable of fermenting lactose-producing acid and gas. They are also … Read more
Enterobacteriaceae is a family of Gram-negative rod-shaped (bacilli) bacteria in the order Enterobacterales of the class Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. They are commonly found in the intestine of animals, … Read more
