We want to do some episodes on antibiotics coming up but thought it would be useful to do an episode about the basics of bacteria first so we can understand exactly what we are dealing with!

Today we will touch on:

• How we name bacteria
• Bacteria morphology
• Gram staining
• Growth requirements (aerobic vs anaerobic)
• Haemolytic properties
• Coagulase production
• Lactose fermenting vs non fermenting
• Serotyping
• Genetic testing
• Antibiotics resistance