Quick Answer. Bumps or lumps on the roof of the mouth can be noncancerous or cancerous. The most common bony outgrowths on the roof of the mouth are called palatal tori and occur in 20 to 30 percent of the population, according to Dr. William M. Bennett in a 2013 article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Continue Reading.
Biochemical tests are the tests used for the identification of bacteria species based on the differences in the biochemical activities of different bacteria.
Blood is one of the most important specimens received by the microbiology laboratory for culture, and culture of blood is usually the most sensitive method for detection of bacteremia or fungemia. Issues related to types of bacteremia, indications, and technique for blood cultures will be reviewed here.