Everything you need to know about Bergey’s manual. Some of the questions are as follows:- Q.1. Which points or steps one will keep in mind while using “Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology”? Ans. One will have to keep the following points in mind while using the Manual. Step 1: Whether your isolate is a Prokaryotic Microorganism or Eukaryotic Microorganism. Step [...]
Everything you need to know about bacteria. Some of the frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. Write technical terms for the following: (i) Spherical bacteria (ii) The cocci of bacteria that remain in pairs after dividing. (iii) The bacterial cocci that remain in chains. (iv) Bacterial cocci arranged in cubes of eight cocci. (v) Bacterial cocci arranged in grape-like [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on history of Bergey's manual. The Society of American Bacteriologists presently known as the American Society of Microbiology began compiling the first edition of Bergey's Manual by appointing an editorial board with Dr David Hendricks Bergey as its Chairman. The other members of the board were Francis C. Harrison, Robert S. Breed, Bernard [...]