Thiosulphate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose AgarTCBS agar is a selective as well as differential culture medium used for selective isolation of Vibrio spp from a variety of clinical and ...

   P. ovale is very limited in its range being limited to west Africa with low  prevalence  (<5%) P.Ovale  has an incubation period of 10–17 days which is sometimes ...

   P.vivax Causes 43% of all cases of malaria in the world.  P. vivax was found mainly in the United States, Latin America, and in some parts of Africa.  Plasmodium ...

Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolate superphylum : Alveolata phylum : Apicomplexa class  :  Aconoidasida order : Haemosporodia  family : Plasmodiidae genus: Plasmodium  =================== Malaria ...

Chlorhexidine is effective on both gram positive and negative, although some gram negative bacteria have resistance. The bactericidal effect is a result of the binding of this cationic ...

Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells, so their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the cell surface to the T cells of the immune system. Dendritic ...

Conditions which cause platelet activation and aggregation in a sample (or a patient) may also promote fibrin formation by activation of the coagulation cascade. Shown above is a ...

It makes sense that two organisms in the same niche should compete for space and resources. Far more interesting is the fact that sometimes fungi and bacteria will work together in ...

Triple phosphate (ammonium magnesium phosphate) crystals are commonly seen in alkaline urine. In their routine form, they are easily identified by their prism shape that frequently resembles ...

Uric acid crystals are seen in a variety of shapes, including rhombic, four-sided flat plates (whetstones), wedges, and rosettes.Form in urine when pH < 5.5 They usually appear ...

Hymenolepis nana:  eggs are usually spherical transparent 30-47 µm in diameter  hyaline shell  is thin contain a 6-hooked oncosphere.  polar filaments(4-8 ) which are found between ...

It’s mature red blood cell with a clearing on one side and a concentrated area of hemoglobin on the other side Clinical Conditions: Infantile pyknocytosis Infantile viremia G6PD ...