Francisella tularensis Francisella tularensis results tularaemia in man and certain small mammals, such as rabbits, hares, beavers and several rodent species. Tularaemia was originally described […]
Plesiomonas shigelloides Plesiomonas is derived from the Greek word where it means “neighbor”. It indicates Plesiomonas has a close association with It is included in […]
Kingella Species Kingella belongs to the family Neisseriaceae in the γ-subgroup of the Species: K. denitrificans K.oralis K. potus. K. kingae was formerly a member […]
Gardnerella vaginalis: Introduction Gardnerella vaginalis is known by various names such as Haemophilus vaginalis and Corynebacterium vaginale. It was first described in 1953. It was […]
Rickettsia Classification: Order: Rickettsiales Tribe: Rickettsiae Family: Rickettsiaceae Genera: Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia Introduction: Rickettsiae are obligate, intracellular, small Gram-negative bacilli. It multiplies within the cytoplasm […]
Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacteria are classified as Actinobacteria and are gram positive in nature. They are rod shaped bacteria that survives in aerobic environment and are […]
Bordetella pertussis Bordetella pertussis (Bordet-Gengou Bacillus; formally known as Hemophilus pertussis) Morphology of Bordetella pertussis : The Bordetella spp are small, gram-negative coccobacilli with slight […]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; commonly termed as gonococcus (gonococci in plural). In 1879, the gonococcus was first described by Neisser in gonorrheal pus. Members of […]
Morphology of Legionella pneumophila: Legionellae are thin, non-capsulated bacilli, 25 µm x 0.3-1 µm, coccobacillary in clinical material and assuming longer forms in culture. Most […]
Genus: Shigella Dysentery is a clinical condition of multiple etiology characterized by frequent passage of blood-stained mucopurulent stool. The causative agent of bacillary dysentery (Disease […]
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