Essays on Microbiology

Applied microbiology is a branch of microbiology in which micro-organisms are studied and utilised, perhaps even exploited, for the benefit of humans and animals. According to (Nature. com, 2018), applied microbiology is “a scientific discipline that deals with the application of microorganisms and the knowledge…

Numerous cultures isolated from different sites of infections such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, pus, stool and many more are routinely measured through a microbial profile and antibiogram. The results of the microbial profile and antibiogram of these cultures isolated are applicable in diagnosing…

There are around 99 thousand organisms that are known within the fungi kingdom, such as mould, rust and mushrooms. Some fungi are found living freely in either water or soil, while others choose to form parasitic relationships with animals or plants. There are large amounts…

Joshua Lederberg was born in New Jersey in 1925. His parents were recent immigrants from Israel and soon after his birth moved to Washington Heights in New York City. When he graduated high school, from Stuyvesant High school, he sought to continue his education. In…

In recent years we have seen an increased prevalence in zoonotic parasitic infections. This is likely due to a number of factors, some of which are related to a shift in the way humans interact with animals. There are also however, other factors, not so…

Monophyletic groups all come from a single common ancestor, but for paraphyletic groups, not all of the descendants are counted, some are excluded. Protista is a part of this group, meaning they do not share derived characteristics that separate them from other lineages. The major…

The word ‘Lectins’ has been derived from the Latin word which means ‘I choose’. Because lectins are very specific to the site to which it binds. Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins which bind to glycoproteins, glycolipids, and also polysaccharides which mediates various kind of biological processes…

Physarum polycephalum is a brainless single-celled organism with many nuclei found in many different forms and environments where it is observed as a complex living creature. P. polycephalum is most commonly colored dark yellow and found located in dark, humid, and cool places such as…

Radioiodine is a radioactive material it must be put away in fume hoods and it has to be kept securely airtight. The radioiodine must not be put away in refrigerators. Contaminated Lab coats can be preserved by placing them in a plastic carrier bag and…

Bacteria Bacteria are minuscule single-celled living beings that flourish in assorted situations. They can live inside soil, in the sea and inside the human gut. Association of people with microscopic organisms is unpredictable. At times they loan some assistance, by turning sour drain into yogurt,…