What Are Pili & Fimbriae?
Pili are synonym with appendages .They are longer, thicker tube like outgrowths and have no role to play in movement. They are made of pilin and attach themselves to conjugation…
Pili are synonym with appendages .They are longer, thicker tube like outgrowths and have no role to play in movement. They are made of pilin and attach themselves to conjugation…
Binary fission, sporulation and sexual reproduction are three main phases of reproduction in bacteria. Binary Fission is the most common method of reproduction. A mature bacterium divides into two equal…
The respiration in bacteria is basically of two types aerobic and anaerobic which may be obligate or facultative. They are further classified as: Obligate aerobes: These are strict aerobes that…
Autotrophic and Heterotrophic are the main mode of nutrition in bacteria. The autotrophic bacteria make their own food from outside sources of energy. They are further divided into chemo and…
These are referred as secretions released by small organisms which inhibit or destroy the pathogens without affecting the host. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to get discovered. It was Fleming…
Actinomycetes are without septate, mycelia tree like branched long filament structures which form radiating colony like structure. They are also referred as ray fungi. They have less than 1 um…
Archaebacteria are also known as ancient bacteria. They are the oldest prokaryotes. Their characteristic feature is the absence of peptidoglycan in the cell wall and presence of proteins and polysaccharides.…
Mycoplasmas are also known as PPLO. It stands for Pluero Pneumonia like organisms. They have no cell wall so they can change their shape and are referred as pleomorphic. They…
Cyanobacteria are also known as Blue Green Algae. They are Gram positive prokaryotes. They are photosynthetic and have pigments like chlorophyll a, carotenoids, along with phycobilins. They have autotrophic mode…
Plantae are defined as multi cellular organisms which produce their food by photosynthesis. They are also known as metaphyta. Mainly in the old classification plant kingdom is divided into three…