Bacterial Flagella: structure, types and function
Bacterial Flagella: structure, types and function Flagellum (singular) is hair like helical structure emerges from cell wall and cell membrane It is responsible for motility […]
Bacterial Capsule: structure, function and examples of Capsulated bacteria
Bacterial Capsule: structure, function and examples of Capsulated bacteria Capsule Capsule is 0.2µm thick viscus layer firmly attached to the cell wall of some capsulated […]
Bacterial cell structure and function
Bacterial cell Structure and Function Bacterial are unicellular prokaryotic organism. Bacterial cell have simpler internal structure. It lacks all membrane bound cell organelles such as […]
Difference between Vegetative cell and Endospore
Difference between Vegetative cell and Endospore Characteristics Vegetative cell Endospore Structure mostly Gram +ve rod, few are Gram -ve Thick spore cortex, spore coat and […]
Fields and scope of microbiology
Fields and scope of microbiology Fields or branches: Microbiology has two major fields Pure Microbiology Applied Microbiology 1. Pure microbiology: i. on the basis of […]
Branches of Biology
Branches of Biology Some important branches of biology are given below: A Anatomy: Study of internal structure Anthropology: Study of Human beings Arthrology: Study of […]
Bacterial Transformation: Competence in gram positive and gram negative bacteria
Transformation in Bacteria Transformation is the process of introduction of derived DNA fragments from a donor bacteria into a recipient bacteria. It is one of […]
Blood: composition, properties and functions
Blood: composition, properties and functions Blood is a liquid connective tissue that contains cellular elements (blood cells) and fluid matrix (plasma). Blood helps in the […]
Phylum Chordata characteristics
Characteristics of Phylum Chordata (Noton; back and chorda; cord). Kingdom: Animalia Presence of a notochord They are backboned animals (vertebrates), Most of the living chordates […]
Difference between Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and Osteichthyes (bony fish)
Characteristics Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fish) Osteichthyes (Bony fish) Habitat Mainly marine Marine as well as freshwater Symmetry Usually dorsoventrally flattened Usually bilateral […]