Biology Category
Explore the microbes that cause human disease — bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens — their mechanisms of infection, diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and laboratory identification.
Welcome to the Medical Microbiology category of this site. Here you will find clear, detailed articles covering key topics related to Medical Microbiology.
Learn about actinomyces and jaw infections — covering chronic abscess, dental disease, and the role of actinomyces in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to aspergillus: molds and lung infection. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bacillus anthracis and anthrax. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to blood culture and the sepsis workup. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bordetella pertussis and whooping cough. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to borrelia burgdorferi and lyme disease. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about brucella and undulant fever — covering zoonotic spread, chronic fever, and the role of brucella in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to candida albicans and candidiasis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to chlamydia trachomatis: silent infection. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to clostridium botulinum and botulism. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to clostridium difficile and antibiotic diarrhea. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about clostridium tetani and tetanus — covering neurotoxin, spore entry, and the role of clostridium tetani in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to corynebacterium diphtheriae and diphtheria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to coxiella burnetii and q fever. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to cryptococcus neoformans and meningitis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to entamoeba histolytica and amebic colitis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to escherichia coli: pathogenic strains. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to francisella tularensis and tularemia. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to giardia lamblia and diarrheal disease. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to haemophilus influenzae infections. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to helicobacter pylori and stomach ulcers. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to klebsiella pneumoniae: hospital pathogen. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to legionella pneumophila and legionnaires. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to leishmania and visceral leishmaniasis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to leptospira and leptospirosis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to listeria monocytogenes in pregnancy. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mrsa: fighting resistant staph infections. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mycobacterium leprae and leprosy. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mycobacterium tuberculosis and tb. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mycoplasma pneumoniae: walking pneumonia. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to neisseria gonorrhoeae and gonorrhea. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to neisseria meningitidis and meningitis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to nocardia in immunocompromised hosts. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to plasmodium falciparum and malaria. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to pneumocystis jirovecii and pneumonia. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to pseudomonas aeruginosa and cystic fibrosis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to rickettsia and spotted fever fevers. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about salmonella and foodborne illness — covering food poisoning, typhoid fever, and the role of salmonella in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to schistosoma and schistosomiasis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about shigella and dysentery — covering colonic invasion, fecal oral spread, and the role of shigella in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to staphylococcus aureus: skin infections to sepsis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to streptococcus pneumoniae and pneumonia. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to streptococcus pyogenes and strep throat. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the gram stain in clinical diagnosis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to treponema pallidum and syphilis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to trypanosoma brucei and sleeping sickness. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to vibrio cholerae and cholera. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about yersinia pestis and plague — covering bubonic form, pneumonic spread, and the role of yersinia pestis in this fundamental biological process.
