Stages and Features of Antigen-Antibody Reactions
Introduction The combination of antigens (Ag) and antibodies (Abs) occur specifically and in observable manner. There is various usefulness of this type of reaction. Some...
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...
Steps and procedure of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Steps of PCR Many cycles of DNA synthesis are carried out in PCR. These cycles are staged by controlling the temperature that reaction takes place....
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its principle
Introduction of PCR Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is one of the significant advances in DNA based technology. It is a rapid, sensitive, inexpensive and simple...