Fourth week of Microbiology class :)
Hello everyone!
For this week, we have learned a new topic about the Classification of Organism. We are divided into groups and each person in the group would search about sub-topic in the chapter such as the taxonomy, nomenclature, phylogenetic, methods and classification. Each of us will tell our findings to the others and vice versa.
In this chapter, I found that the methods of classifying and identifying microorganisms gives a big impression to me since I also learn it in BMY3201 Basic Microbiology Techniques. There are many methods that can be used to classify and identify the microbes, for instance:
- Differential staining
-> Gram staining
-> Acid-fast staining
-> Negative staining for capsules
-> Acid-fast staining
-> Negative staining for capsules
- Biochemical tests
-> Phenol red broth
-> Gelatin test
-> Starch hydrolysis
- Serology
-> Western blotting
- Phase-typing
- Fatty acid profiles
- DNA Base Composition
- DNA fingerprinting
- Nucleic acid hybridization
Each of the methods used have their own purpose to ensure that we could study and understand more about the microbe that we want to know. These methods are useful since it could help in making a lot of discovery on microorganisms.
That's all for this week. See you next week!
-> Phenol red broth
-> Gelatin test
-> Starch hydrolysis
- Serology
-> Western blotting
- Phase-typing
- Fatty acid profiles
- DNA Base Composition
- DNA fingerprinting
- Nucleic acid hybridization
Each of the methods used have their own purpose to ensure that we could study and understand more about the microbe that we want to know. These methods are useful since it could help in making a lot of discovery on microorganisms.
That's all for this week. See you next week!
