Bacterial cell wall is made from peptidoglycan (polysaccharide chains cross-linked by peptides) Also Read: State The Differences Between... View Article
Harmful bacteria are bacteria that cause diseases and illness in their host. Also Read: State The Differences Between Bacteria and Fungi What... View Article
The bacterial cell envelope is the outermost layer of the bacterial cell and its primary purpose is to protect the cell from the external... View Article
A flagella is a locomotory organelle. It is a filamentous protein that grows about 20nm from the bacterial cell surface. Also Read: State The... View Article
Bacterial smear is a thin layer of bacteria which is placed on a tray or a slide for the purpose of staining. Also Read: State The Differences... View Article
Bacterial enzymes are proteins that are responsible for performing various catalytic operations. Also Read: State The Differences Between... View Article
Bacteria that do not retain the stain used in the Gram-staining method are termed as gram-negative bacteria. Main article: Major Difference... View Article
A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. It is also informally called a phage. Also Read: State The Differences Between... View Article
Gram positive bacteria are known to cause the following diseases: Diphtheria Anthrax Streptococcal infections Pneumococcal infections Also... View Article
As a rule of thumb, Gram negative bacteria generally turn red after staining. Also Read: State The Differences Between Bacteria and Fungi What... View Article
The bacterial endospores would be colourless after Gram staining. This is because endospores are impervious to normal staining. On the contrary,... View Article
Most bacterial cell walls possess a negative charge. This is because the bacterial cell walls contain teichoic acids, which are negatively... View Article
Obligate anaerobes are bacteria that can only grow in the absence of oxygen. Examples include Methanogens and Bacteroides. Also Read: State... View Article
Pathogenic bacteria such as Clostridium botulinum and Helicobacter pylori are known to thrive in the stomach’s acidic environments. Often,... View Article
Bacteria that provide useful applications for humans in various fields are called useful bacteria. For instance, the culinary fields have used... View Article
Bacteria have 70S ribosomes, which consists of two subunits - the smaller unit is called (30S), while the larger unit is called (50S). Also... View Article
Bacteria can be classified into the following groups based on their shapes: Cocci (spherical) Bacilli (rod) Spirilla (spiral) Vibrios (comma)... View Article
