Endotoxins vs Exotoxins Microbial toxins are noxious substances produced by the microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi in order to promote their pathogenicity and disease-causing process. The microbial toxins usually destroy the host tissue and they facilitate the infection by disabling the host immune system. A disease that results from […]
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Difference between Sterilization and Disinfection – Comparison Table
Sterilization vs Disinfection Disinfection vs Sterilization: Microbes are present in almost all types of habitats. They are so ubiquitous that the presence of many microbes causes undesirable consequences such as food spoilage and diseases. Thus in many situations, it is mandatory to kill the microbes or inhibit their growth to […]
Continue ReadingDifference between the Cell Wall of Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria
Most of the bacterial cells are surrounded by a thick rigid cell wall. The cell wall provides shape to the cell and protects the bacteria from changes in the osmotic pressure. Peptidoglycan (murein) is the principal component of the bacterial cell wall and it is responsible for the shape and […]
Continue ReadingBatch Fermentation vs Continuous Fermentation: Similarities and Differences
Batch Fermentation and Continuous Fermentation are the two commonly adopted Industrial Fermentation methods for the scale production of microbial biomass or metabolites. Batch Fermentation: Here the fermenter is first filled with the raw material (carbon source). Then the microbes are added and allowed to ferment the raw material under optimum pH […]
Continue ReadingCompare Archaebacteria, Bacteria and Eukaryotes: Similarities and Differences (Table)
Archaebacteria vs Bacteria vs Eukarya The Three Domain System of Classification by Carl Woese (1977) based on variations in 16S rRNA sequence, divided the entire living organism in the biosphere into three major groups called Domains namely Archaea Bacteria and Eukarya or Eukaryota. In the earlier systems of classifications, Archaea were […]
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