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A plate which has been streaked showing the colonies thinning as the streaking moves clockwise. In microbiology, streaking is a technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism, often bacteria. Samples can then be taken from the resulting colonies and a microbiological culture can be grown on a new plate so that ...
Pathogenic bacteria. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (small red dots) in pus from a man with a urethral discharge ( Gram stain) Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease. [1] This article focuses on the bacteria that are pathogenic to humans. Most species of bacteria are harmless and are often beneficial but others can cause infectious ...
Infectious disease. A staphylococcal infection or staph infection is an infection caused by members of the Staphylococcus genus of bacteria. These bacteria commonly inhabit the skin and nose where they are innocuous, but may enter the body through cuts or abrasions which may be nearly invisible. Once inside the body, the bacteria may spread to ...
Transfusion transmitted infection. A transfusion transmitted infection (TTI) is a virus, parasite, or other potential pathogen that can be transmitted in donated blood through a transfusion to a recipient. The term is usually limited to known pathogens, but also sometimes includes agents such as simian foamy virus which are not known to cause ...
Infectious diseases. Gram stain of bacteria: a test frequently performed in infectiology to distinguish between different types of bacteria. Infectious diseases ( ID ), also known as infectiology, is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of infections. An infectious diseases specialist's practice consists of managing ...
Atypical bacteria causing pneumonia are Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae ( J16.0 ), Mycoplasma pneumoniae ( J15.7 ), and Legionella pneumophila . The term "atypical" does not relate to how commonly these organisms cause pneumonia, how well it responds to common antibiotics or how typical the symptoms are; it refers instead to the ...
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