Blobs mean a lot

A quick overview of what those bacterial blobs mean, and what they tell us. After a while you begin to recognise what species the bacteria are by their colony morphology, eventually this become a skill that is essential to every microbiologist. However, when identifying bacteria, one must confirm with further tests, not relying on colony morphology alone. Identifying bacteria is a critical part of patient care. If they have an infection , they and their doctors rely on the Biomedical Scientists in pathology to correctly identify the organism/s they are infected with. Not only that the scientists test bacterial pathogens against antibiotics to ascertian which antibiotic the doctors should us to treat the infection. What would you do without those Biomedical Scientists, hey?!