Prashant Dahal 
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
Normal floras are the microorganisms that live on the body surface or mucous membrane of a healthy individual without causing any infection. Normal flora includes bacteria and fungi that colonize … Read more
Normal floras are the microorganisms that live in our body in a relatively stable manner without causing any negative effect on the host’s body. These bacteria and fungi colonize in … Read more
