THE BACTERIOLOGICAL DILUTION SCALE AND THE DILUTION AS A BACTERIOLOGICAL UNIT

Misunderstanding the Bacteriological Code.

The Bacteriological Code contains Principles and Rules governing the naming of prokaryotic taxa. However, interpretation of the Code is not always easy, nor is the dynamic link between the names of taxa and a particular taxonomic opinion always fully appreciated.

Inference, Not Dilution in the Dilution Effect

When asked to combine two pieces of evidence, one diagnostic and one non-diagnostic, people show a dilution effect: the addition of non-diagnostic evidence dilutes the overall strength of the evidence. This non-normative effect has been found in a variety of tasks and has been taken as evidence that people inappropriately combine information. We investigated the dilution effect using simple per...

Bronchiectasis: a bacteriological profile

The occurrence of bronchiectasis can involve a combination of many environmental factors, including infection. The aim of our work is to determine the bacteriological profile of bronchiectasis. This is a retrospective study of 100 patients hospitalized in between January 2010 and July 2013. The average age was 48 years with a 58% female predominance. Symptomatology was by a bronchial syndrome i...

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique

Bacteriological Technique, A laboratory guide to, tor tne medical, dental and technical student. By JW. H. Eyre, with 170 Illustrations. W. B Saunders & Co., 1902. This work is a handsome volume of 350 pages with numerous useful illustrations, chiefly of a diagrammatic nature. The descriptions contain full details of the various points treated of, and will be most useful for ready reference in ...

Bacteriological Technique