What are Bacteria?- A Complete Study Note and Guide
The Earth is home to a wide variety of living beings. It is estimated that about 8.7 million species of living beings are currently on the Earth of which 1.2 … Read more
Bacteriology is a branch or discipline of science that studies different characteristics of bacteria and their association with other organisms or disciplines.
The Earth is home to a wide variety of living beings. It is estimated that about 8.7 million species of living beings are currently on the Earth of which 1.2 … Read more
Microorganisms are classified into different groups based on the temperature ranges. Temperature is one of the essential factors in the growth rate, multiplication, survival, and death of living organisms, among … Read more
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative, motile, non-spore-forming, aerobic Betaproteobacteria of the Pseudomonadota phylum in the Burkholderiaceae family. It is an environmental saprophytic bacteria naturally found in soil and water. However, … Read more
Bacteria may be a domain of minuscule, microscopic, unicellular beings, but they are amazingly diverse among themselves. There are multiple classification schemes used to classify bacteria; among them classification based … Read more
Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, curved rod-shaped, motile, Gammaproteobacteria of the Vibrio genus in the Vibrionaceae family. It is one human pathogenic species of the Vibrio genus together … Read more
Bacteria are pleomorphic i.e. they show different morphological characters. Based on their shape, bacteria are mainly classified into four main groups viz. coccus (spherical shaped), bacillus (rod-shaped), spirilla or spirochete … Read more
Based on the ability of organisms to survive and grow either in the presence or absence of oxygen, they are generally classified as aerobic and anaerobic organisms. However, a third … Read more
Eubacteria is a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls, flagella, DNA (single circular chromosome), and a single cell lacking a nucleus. Characteristics of Eubacteria Structure of Eubacteria Types … Read more
Until April 10, 2023, there are 10 families, 31 genera, and 93 species of myxobacteria. There is only one order of myxobacteria known as Myxococcales. Classification of Myxobacteria 1. Family … Read more
The most probable number (MPN) test is a statistical method test based on the random dispersion of microorganisms per volume in a given sample. Image Source: Microbe Online and Scharlab. … Read more