"O Lord, I beg upon my knees that all my various syntheses may not turn out to be inferior to those conducted by bacteria". —Anon's quotation boldly points out the importance of bacteria to human beings. The importance of bacteria was further highlighted by J.W. Foster (1964) in his statement "Never underestimate the power of bacteria." Bacteria are the simplest [...]
Everything you need to know about bacteria. Some of the frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. Write technical terms for the following: (i) Spherical bacteria (ii) The cocci of bacteria that remain in pairs after dividing. (iii) The bacterial cocci that remain in chains. (iv) Bacterial cocci arranged in cubes of eight cocci. (v) Bacterial cocci arranged in grape-like [...]
In this article we will discuss about the need for pure cultures for identification of bacteria. Despite the fact that some bacteria may be having remarkable characteristics for identification, their isolation and preparation of pure cultures is a necessity. Modern techniques of identification using gene problems often with enhancement by a polymerase chain reaction PCR can be performed using mixed [...]