December 2021 - Medical Microbiology & RDT Labs

Cultivation Of Animal Virus

Viruses are submicroscopic particles that require living cells for their growth. So they cannot be cultivated on non-living media like

Streptococcus is one of the bacteria commonly present as normal flora of the human body. They are gram positive, nonmotile,

Plasmid is an extra chromosomal, circular, self-replicating double stranded DNA molecule found in bacterial cells. Many bacteria and few eukaryotes

Due to gradually increasing population the number of industries is also increasing. This results in increased pollution. The chemically oxidisable

Water bodies also contain living life in the form of microorganisms. These microorganisms feed on the organic matter present in

BOD is the index of water pollution. In the presence of organic and inorganic waste products numerous microorganisms grow .

Some amount of oxygen is dissolved in water which is used by aquatic plants and animals. The sources of dissolved

HIV I and HIV II are the causal agent of AIDS (acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome). After entering in the blood of

The antibodies produced by bacteria combine with antigen and form antigen-antibody complex. This complex can be observed after fluorescing it

The ELISA is an immunological technique which is used to measure either antigen or antibodies present in serum. For the