Tag: denaturation

Effect of temperature on microbial growth

Chemical and physical state of the environment greatly affects the activities of the microorganisms. Many environmental factors can be considered among which four key factors...

Determinants of antigenicity

Antigenicity is the ability to combine specifically with the final products of the responses i.e. secreted antibodies and/or surface receptors on T cells. All molecules...

Endospores: structure and formation

Introduction Some species of bacteria particularly those of Bacillus and Clostridium, develop structures called endospores. ‘Endo’ as prefix means within and endospores are highly differentiated...