BACTERIAL STRUCTURE Cell Envelope: Four(4) layers are Capsule/ Slime layer Outer membrane Cell wall Inner membrane When the layer consists of a network of polysaccharides extending from the surface of the cell, it is referred to as the glycocalyx, a term that can...
All the bacterias are colorless and have some refractive index to the aqueous salt present in the surrounding.So it is difficult to observe structural details until the microscope is optimally adjusted.To overcome this problem the bacterias are colored with stains....
Antony van Leewenhoek (1632-1723): 1677: First scientist who observed bacteria and other microorganisms using home a single lens microscope constructed by him and he named those organisms as “Little animalcules”. This microscope could magnify up to 266 times....
