INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS & REPORTING OF AFB (ACID FAST BACILLI) IN SPUTUM SMEARS

Acid-fast staining is the most commonly used staining technique for the identification of Mycobacterium species especially…

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RED BLOOD CELLS AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS (RBCs VS. WBCs)

Beside the Platelets, the two most important cellular components present in our Blood are the Red…

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERUM AND PLASMA

The most confusing terms ever made in the Hematology might be the Serum and Plasma which…

COMPOSITION OF BLOOD

COMPOSITION OF BLOOD – TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS When an anticoagulated sample of blood is allowed…

CARBOHYDRATES – DEFINITION, FUNCTIONS, CLASSIFICATION, ISOMERISM & PROPERTIES

INTRODUCTION TO CARBOHYDRATES ⇒ Carbohydrates are the polyhydroxy Aldehydes or Ketones, are major macronutrient and the…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF YERSINIA PESTIS (Y. PESTIS)

MORPHOLOGY OF YERSINIA PESTIS (Y. PESTIS) Shape – Yersinia pestis is a short, plump, ovoid, rod…

A DETAILED CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIA

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA ⇒ Bacteria are a wide group of unicellular organisms that are…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (P. AERUGUNOSA)

MORPHOLOGY OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (P. AERUGINOSA) Shape – Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Slender, rod shape (bacillus)…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (GONOCOCCUS OR GONOCOCCI)

MORPHOLOGY OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (GONOCOCCUS) Shape – Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an oval or spherical (coccus) shape…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTEUS VULGARIS (PR. VULGARIS)

MORPHOLOGY OF PROTEUS VULGARIS (PR. VULGARIS) Shape – Proteus Vulgaris is a short, straight rod shape (bacillus)…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE (K. PNEUMONIAE)

MORPHOLOGY OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE (K. PNEUMONIAE) Shape – Klebsiella pneumoniae is a short, plump, straight rod…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (SH. DYSENTERIAE)

MORPHOLOGY OF SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (Sh. dysenteriae) Shape – Shigella dysenteriae is a short, rod shape (bacillus)…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF SALMONELLA TYPHI (S. TYPHI)

MORPHOLOGY OF SALMONELLA TYPHI (S. TYPHI) Shape – Salmonella typhi is a rod shape (bacillus) bacterium.…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI (E.COLI)

MORPHOLOGY OF ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) Shape – Escherichia coli is a straight, rod shape (bacillus)…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM

MORPHOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM Shape – Clostridium botulinum is a thin, rod shape (bacillus) bacterium. Size…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI

MORPHOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI Shape – Clostridium tetani is a slender, rod shape (bacillus) bacterium with…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS (C. WELCHII OR BACILLUS WELCHII)

 MORPHOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS (CLOSTRIDIUM WELCHII) Shape – Clostridium perfringens is a large, rod shape (bacillus)…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE (DIPHTHERIA BACILLUS)

MORPHOLOGY OF CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE Shape – Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a Thin, slender rod-shaped (bacillus) bacterium with…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS (MENINGOCOCCUS)

MORPHOLOGY OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS (MENINGOCOCCUS) Shape – Neisseria meningitidis is an oval or spherical (coccus) shape…

MORPHOLOGY AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE (PNEUMOCOCCUS)

MORPHOLOGY OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE (PNEUMOCOCCUS) Shape – Streptococcus pneumoniae is an elongated round shape (coccus) bacterium…