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Microbiology color atlas: Introduction, Picture Collections and Their Description

Microbiology color atlas

Microbiology color atlas

Introduction of Microbiology  Color Atlas

The name ‘ Microbiology color atlas’ is given even due to the vast spectrum of microbiology but puny collection and another thing are that only an epic centre collection of my authentical performance. So, please if you have benefited from this atlas, let others know about it too and share them through social media.

Microbiology  color atlas collections

Here you will get a random collection of images pertaining to clinical/ medical microbiology i.e. bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology, serology/ immunology, and such related fields.

Nocardia in Acid-fast stain
Bacillus species on Chocolate agar

   

  The encapsulated strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Clostridium spp. growth on BAP

 

 

 

 

Corynebacterium diphtheriae colonies on Blood agar

Salmonella Typhi growth on various media and biochemical tests

Dienes phenomenon of Proteus spp.

D-Zone test Positive Staphylococcus aureus

Kingella kingae on Gram-stained Picture lying in pairs

Mannitol Salt Agar showing yellow colonies of Staphylococcus aureus

Many Mycobacterium-tuberculosis-acid-fast-bacilli-AFB-in-Auramine-phenol-fluorochrome-stained-smear

Salmonella Paratyphi growth on various media and its biochemical tests

AFB-on-Z-N-Stained-picture-with-Methylene-blue-as-counter-stain-

Clostridium-Gram-stained-picture-with-occasional-spores

Prodigiosin-Pigment-expression of Serratia marcescens

Providencia-rettgeri-biochemical-set

Urease positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Red-bacilli-single-clump-and-globi-in-Ziehl-Nielsen-cold-stained-smear-of-skin

Rhodococcus-Salmon-Pink-Colonies on Nutrient agar

Beta-haemolytic-colonies-on-BAP-of-Kingella-kingae

Aspergillus niger
Yeast cells in Gram stain

 

KOH mount of ear discharge showing septate hyphae and conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus
streptococci in gram stain showing gram-positive cocci in chains
Pneumococcus in gram stain showing gram-positive diplococci

 

Gram stain of sputum showing Gram-positive cocci in pairs
Fungal UTI
Diphtheroid in gram stain
Cyclospora cayetanensis in a modified acid-fast stained smear of diarrhoeal stool
Coryneform bacilli in gram stain
Trichosporon on PDA
Trichosporon in LPCB
Scedosporium in LPCB preparation and on SDA
Nigrosin preparation of CSF showing capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans

 

Dermatophyte-Introduction, lab diagnosis, and treatment
Endolimax nana in saline preparation
Hospital-acquired infection
SIM test for hydrogen sulfide, indole production, and motility test for gram-negative bacteria
The rapid diagnostic test of Visceral leishmaniasis
Formal gel test of Visceral leishmaniasis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and CoNS in eye swab of the neonate
Acinetobacter in Gram stain of sputum
Penicillium marneffei in KOH mount of sputum
Penicillium marneffei on SDA
Penicillium marneffei in LPCB mount
Culture of anaerobic bacteria
Gram-positive diplococci in Gram stain of sputum
Entamoeba coli in saline preparation of stool
E. coli in gram stain
Indole test
Liver fluke
Nocardia in Auramine rhodamine stain
RPMI-1640 medium and its use
Glucose utilization test of Klebsiella pneumoniae
LE cell in blood smear
Listeria monocytogenes on Blood agar
American Type Culture Collection
Branching gram-positive bacilli
Blastocystis hominis in Sargeant’s stain of stool
Testing potency of the disinfectants
Fusarium oxysporum on SDA
Egg of Fasciola hepatica in saline preparation
Microplate, strip and microtiter well of ELISA test
Phenylalanine Deaminase(PDA) Test
ONPG test
Fermentation test of bacteria
Blood parasites
IMViC test
Aspergillus fumigatus colony characteristics
Trichophyton mentagrophyte on SDA
Bipolaris in LPCB mount
Turicella on blood agar showing donut colony
Satellitism test for the identification of Haemophilus influenzae
Swarming growth of Proteus

Books Used for Identifications

  1. Cowan & Steel’s Manual for identification of Medical Bacteria. Editors: G.I. Barron & R.K. Felthani, 3rd ed 1993, Publisher Cambridge University Press.
  2. Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology. Editors: Betty A. Forbes, Daniel F. Sahm & Alice S. Weissfeld, 12th ed 2007, Publisher Elsevier.
  3. Clinical Microbiology Procedure Handbook Vol. I & II, Chief in editor H.D. Isenberg, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, Publisher ASM (American Society for Microbiology), Washington DC.
  4. Colour Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Editors: Koneman E.W., Allen D.D., Dowell V.R. Jr, and Sommers H.M.
  5. Jawetz, Melnick and Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology. Editors: Geo. F. Brook, Janet S. Butel & Stephen A. Morse, 21st ed 1998, Publisher Appleton & Lance, Co Stamford Connecticut.
  6. Mackie and Mc Cartney Practical Medical Microbiology. Editors: J.G. Colle, A.G. Fraser, B.P. Marmion, A. Simmons, 4th ed, Publisher Churchill Living Stone, New York, Melbourne, Sans Francisco 1996.
  7.  Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Editors: Connie R. Mahon, Donald G. Lehman & George Manuselis, 3rd edition2007, Publisher Elsevier.
  8. Medical Mycology. Editors:  Emmons and Binford, 2nd ed 1970, Publisher Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia.
  9. Rippon’s JW: Medical Microbiology. The pathogenic fungi and the Pathogenic Actinomycetes. 3rd ed 1988 Publisher WB Saunder co, Philadelphia.
  10. Clinical Microbiology Procedure Handbook Vol. I & II, Chief in editor H.D. Isenberg, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, Publisher ASM (American Society for Microbiology), Washington DC.
  11. A Textbook of Medical Mycology. Editor: Jagdish Chander.  Publication Mehata, India.
  12. Practical Laboratory Mycology. Editors: Koneman E.W. and G.D. Roberts, 3rd ed 1985, Publisher Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore
  13. Topley & Wilsons Medical Mycology. Editors: M.T. Parker & L.H. Collier, 8th ed 1990, Publisher Edward Arnold publication, London.
  14. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Editors: Connie R. Mahon, Donald G. Lehman & George Manuselis, 3rd edition2007, Publisher Elsevier.