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Identification of Bacteria
Fungi
Eukaryotes
Protozoa
Helminths
Size of Bacteria
Average size of bacteria is 1 micrometer, μ (1 μm =
10-6 meter, 10-3 millimeter) : E.coli
Range – 0.2 μ- 5 μ
Smallest - Mycoplasma
Cocci
o Staphylococcus : G (+) cocci, grape like clusters
Teichoic acid + -
Outer membrane - +
LPS - +
Lipid A - +
O Ag - +
Porin protein - +
Periplasmic space - +
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b. Cell (Cytoplasmic, Plasma) membrane
i. Glycocalyx / Glycocalyces
two types
oridinary pili for adhesion
sex pili for attachment of donor & recipient bacteria in
plasmid mediated conjugation
Characteristics Genus
Serological tests
3. Antigen/antibody detection
4. Nucleic acid detection - DNA probe
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1. Staining and Microscopy
1. Bright–field microscope:
Ordinary light microscope
2. Dark field microscope
3. Phase contrast microscope
4. Fluorescence microscope
5. Electron microscope:
TEM, SEM
- Treponema pallidum
in syphilis
- Leptospira interrogans
in leptospirosis
-live organisms, motility