Immunoglobulin (Ig)

Immunoglobulin (Ig)

Immunoglobulin are proteins of animal origin endowed with or without antibody activity. So structurally related proteins without antibody activity are also known as immunoglobulin, e.g. myeloma protein (found in multiple…
Bacterial Structure

Bacterial Structure

Shape & size of Bacterial Structure Bacterial Structure : Bacteria are classified by shape into three basic groups: • Cocci, • Bacilli, and • Spirochetes Bacteria range in size from…
Phases of growth curve

Bacterial Physiology

Bacterial growth What is Growth in Bacterial Physiology ? Growth is the orderly increase in the sum of all the components of an organism. Bacterial growth involves both an increase…
Antigen and Antigenicity

Antigen

Antigen. Antigen are molecule that have ability to combine specifically with the final product of immune response i.e. secreted antibodies &/ or surface receptors on T cells. Antigenicity is the…
Hypersensitivity-Immunology

Hypersensitivity-Immunology

Hypersensitivity is an inappropriate excessive immune response to an antigenic stimulus in a pre-sensitized host leading to tissue damage. It is one of the Immunological disorder along with Autoimmune Diseases,…