Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Chromosome – A Comparison Table
Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Chromosome Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes are the two major domains of living organisms. This classification is on the basis of the features of […]
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Bacterial Cell Surface Appendages
Flagella vs Fimbriae vs Pili of Bacteria What are cell surface appendages? Cell surface appendages (aka filamentous appendages or Extracellular Structure of Bacteria) are proteinaceous […]
Difference between Bacterial Endospores and Vegetative Cells
Endospore vs Vegetative Cell Bacterial endospores are special tough, dormant and resistant spores produced by some Gram-positive bacteria of during unfavorable environmental conditions. They help […]
Bacterial Endospore: Characteristics, Structure and its Formation
What are Endospores? Bacterial endospores are special tough, dormant and resistant spores produced by some Gram-positive bacteria of Firmicute family during unfavorable environmental conditions. Endospores […]
Difference between Pili and Flagella of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Flagella vs Pili of Bacteria Both Flagellum (plural Flagella) and Pilus (plural Pili) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial […]
Difference between Flagella and Fimbriae of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Fimbriae vs Flagella Both Fimbria (plural Fimbriae) and Flagellum (plural flagella) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial cells. Fimbriae […]
Difference between Pili and Fimbriae of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Fimbriae vs Pili Difference between Pili and Fimbriae: Both Fimbria (plural Fimbriae) and Pilus (plural Pili) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface […]
Difference between Murein and Pseudomurein- A Comparison Table
Murein vs Pseudomurein The majority of Bacteria and Archaebacteria have a rigid cell wall around its plasma membrane. The peptidoglycan (also called murein) cell wall, […]
Industrial Fermentation Process (Batch, Fed-batch and Continuous Fermentation)
Fermentation Technology Fermentation: An art from the past, a skill for the future… Brain McNeil What is fermentation? Ø Fermentation is a metabolic process which […]