Unknown Bacterial Identification
Lesson Code: PPM-1230. This Lesson is aimed at personnel who require an overview of the laboratory techniques commonly used to determine the morphological and cultural characteristics of unknown bacteria.
- Category: Microbiology Laboratory - Practices
Description
After taking this e-Lesson, you will be able to:
- Explain the term 'unknown bacteria'
- Describe how the 'Tree Concept' can be used in the naming of bacteria
- List the 3 main categories of microbiological identification tests
- Describe the order of testing that should be followed in unknown bacterial identification
- Explain the purpose of morphological tests in unknown bacterial identification
- List examples of morphological tests
- Explain the purpose of cultural characteristic tests in unknown bacterial identification
- List examples of cultural characteristic tests
