Barry Holmes

Head of NCTC (retired)

  • Latin
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    Latin anyone?

    2022-09-05T09:55:00

    A knowledge of Latin enables us to both understand the origins of some words in our own English language but also to recognise the origins of many words in other Latin-influenced languages.

  • Blood agar
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    Importance of microbial taxonomy to public health

    2022-09-05T09:26:00

    In microbial taxonomy, one must first classify one’s unknown strains and determine whether they represent a new taxon.