Fimbriae vs Flagella Both Fimbria (plural Fimbriae) and Flagellum (plural flagella) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial cells. Fimbriae definition: Fimbriae are bristle like short fibres occurs on the surface of some Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Fimbriae enable the bacterial cell to […]
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Difference between Pili and Fimbriae of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Fimbriae vs Pili Difference between Pili and Fimbriae: Both Fimbria (plural Fimbriae) and Pilus (plural Pili) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial cells. They extend from the surface of the bacterial cell wall and can have many functions such as attachment, adhesion and assisting […]
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Difference between Murein and Pseudomurein- A Comparison Table
Murein vs Pseudomurein The majority of Bacteria and Archaebacteria have a rigid cell wall around its plasma membrane. The peptidoglycan (also called murein) cell wall, which is considered as the biomarker of bacteria, is absent in the cell wall of Archaea. However, the members of Archaea show great diversity in […]
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Industrial Fermentation Process (Batch, Fed-batch and Continuous Fermentation)
Fermentation Technology Fermentation: An art from the past, a skill for the future… Brain McNeil What is fermentation? Ø Fermentation is a metabolic process which converts carbohydrates to alcohols, organic acids or gases by the activity of enzymes of microbial origin. Ø Microbes involved in fermentation process: Bacteria and Fungi. […]
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MCQ on History of Microbiology
(1). Who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis? a. Koch b. Jenner c. Pasteur d. Virchow (2). Mycobacterium lepree was discovered by: a. Pasteur b. Jenner c. Koch d. Hansen (3). Antibodies were discovered by: a. Edelman b. Porter c. Edelman and Porter d. Edelman and Hess (4). Streptococcus pneumonia was discovered by: […]
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