Biology Category
Study bacteria — their cell biology, genetics, metabolism, growth, classification, and ecological roles, from gut symbionts to soil decomposers to human pathogens.
Welcome to the Bacteriology category of this site. Here you will find clear, detailed articles covering key topics related to Bacteriology.
Learn about 16s rrna phylogeny of bacteria — covering molecular markers, evolution, and the role of 16S rRNA in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to acidophiles in extreme acid environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to actinobacteria: filamentous soil bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to archaea versus bacteria: key differences. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial cell structure and its many layers. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial chromosomes and nucleoid structure. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial cytoplasm and internal organization. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial growth curve and phases. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial metabolism: energy from every source. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacterial taxonomy and classification. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bergey's manual and bacterial identification. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to biofilm formation and bacterial communities. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to capsules and slime layers of bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to chemotaxis: how bacteria sense and swim. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to chlamydia: bacteria with a two-phase cycle. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to conjugation: direct bacterial dna exchange. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to continuous culture and the chemostat. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to counting and measuring bacterial growth. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to culture media for growing bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to cyanobacteria: oxygen-producing microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to endospores: bacteria in extreme hibernation. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to fermentation pathways in bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to firmicutes and the low-gc gram-positives. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to flagella: how bacteria swim and rotate. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to gram staining and bacterial cell wall types. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to halophiles: bacteria that love salt. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about mutation and dna repair in bacteria — covering base changes, repair systems, and the role of mutation in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to mycoplasma: the smallest free-living cells. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to myxobacteria: social gliding predators. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to natural transformation in bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to nitrogen fixation by soil bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to peptidoglycan: the mesh that gives cell shape. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about photosynthesis in cyanobacteria — covering thylakoids, carbon fixation, and the role of cyanobacteria in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to pili and fimbriae: bacterial adhesion tools. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to plasma membrane transport in bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to plasmids: extrachromosomal genetic elements. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to proteobacteria: the largest bacterial group. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to psychrophiles: cold-loving microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to quorum sensing: bacterial group signaling. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to rhizobium symbiosis with legume roots. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to rickettsia: obligate intracellular bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to soil bacteria as decomposers and recyclers. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to spirochetes and their helical motion. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to streptomyces and antibiotic production. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about the human gut microbiota — covering intestinal ecosystem, diet effects, and the role of gut microbiota in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to the operon model of gene regulation. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to thermophiles and hot spring bacteria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to transduction: gene transfer by viruses. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
