Sourav Pan

The food supply upon which microorganisms thrive in laboratories is termed as a culture medium or culture media. Culture Medium Definition The nutrient preparation on or in which a culture (microorganism) is grown in the laboratory is known as culture medium or culture media. Classification of culture media/Types of Culture Medium Many special-purpose media are … Read more

Continuous Culture Definition Continuous Culture is an ‘open’-culture system for the cultivation of microorganisms or cells in which fresh sterilized medium is introduced at a steady flow rate and from which the culture fluid emerges at the same rate. Continuous Culture Advantages System applied for Continuous Culture There are two systems used for Continuous Culture … Read more

Synchronous culture Definition A synchronous or synchronized culture is a microbiological culture or a cell culture which contains the cells that are all in the same growth stage. Obtaining Synchronous culture  There are present different method for obtaining a Synchronous culture such as; Application of Synchronous culture References

What is Diauxic growth? When a bacterium is incubated in a medium containing two sugars one monosaccharide and another di or polysaccharide (like glucose and lactose). The bacteria first utilize glucose and complete their lag and log phase. After completion of glucose utilization, they used lactose and produce and another lag phase due to the … Read more

Microbial Control Methods Types of Microbial Control Methods There are present four distinct methods which are used to control the growth of microbes such as; Different terms used in Microbial Control Methods The following terms are used to describe the processes and chemical agents employed in controlling microorganisms. What is Sterilization? What is Disinfection? What … Read more

Chemical Method of sterilization Characteristics of an ideal Chemical Antimicrobial agent or disinfectant A chemical antimicrobial agent should contain the following characteristics; How to Select An Ideal Chemical Agent for Practical Application? There are three major factors that need to be assessed in the process of selecting the most appropriate chemical agent for a specific … Read more

What is Spontaneous Generation Theory? Definition of Spontaneous Generation Spontaneous generation is the historical theory that living organisms can arise directly from nonliving matter. Spontaneous Generation Theory The spontaneous generation theory, as delineated by Aristotle in his seminal work “On the Generation of Animals” circa 350 B.C., offers a scientific proposition to elucidate the seemingly … Read more

Introduction of Microbiology What is Microbiology?, Microbiology is an advanced biology course that studies unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells) microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. The term biology is the combination of two important words such as bios, which means “living organisms”, and logy, which means  “the … Read more

In the previous article, I have already discussed What is Microbiology?  And History Of Microbiology. In this article, we will discuss Different branches of Microbiology and their purpose. What is Microbiology? Microbiology is an advanced biology course that studies unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells) microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, … Read more

Carrier of microbiologists, Microorganisms together with their actions are essentially vital to all processes on earth. Micro-organisms are in us, on us, and around us. Because they have an effect on each facet of our lives- thus they matter. Microbiology includes the examination of all dwelling organisms which can be too minute to be seen … Read more