Lab 1 – Ubiquity of Microbes Bacteria are the most widely distributed organisms in the biosphere. They are found in all different types of soil‚ water and even in the bodies of other living organisms. Every single place that humans have explored on the Earth‚ have shown to contain microbes. Bacteria are living organisms and like all living organisms‚ they require energy and carbon sources in order to metabolize and reproduce. And like all living organisms they respond to changes in their environment
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An agar plate is a Petri dish that contains a combination of agar and nutrients that help microorganisms grow. The proper method of setting microorganisms on an agar plate is know as “streaking”. In order to streak‚ the microorganisms are placed on a sterile swab or metal wire‚ which is then dragged lightly against the agar solution‚ leaving behind the microorganisms. The amount of organisms is greatest at the beginning
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2 agar plates divided into 4 equal sections were used for this experiment. Each section was labeled with a number from 1-8. 8 Sterile swabs were used‚ 1 for each surface swab. 8 surfaces in my home were then identified that could serve as a fomite and swabbed with a sterile swab that was dipped in distilled water to moisten it. Surface #1 was the garbage disposal in the kitchen sink. It was swabbed and the microbes transferred to the appropriately labeled section marked #1 of the agar plate
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE BACC IV ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012-2013 CHAPTER 1. TOPIC: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE COMPUTER LABS MONITORING SYSTEM CASE STUDY: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA ICT CENTER/Helpdesk Unit
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be compromised by bacteria. This lab will culture washed and unwashed lettuce‚ as well as fresh unopened milk‚ and milk that has been opened for 7 days. The prediction for this lab‚ is that the unwashed lettuce and the opened milk will have the most bacteria growth. All results are meticulous within the expectations of the lab report. II. Purpose The principle of this experiment is to have a thorough perceptive of: • Culture washed and unwashed lettuce on agar plate. • Culture fresh and opened
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purpose of this lab is to isolate a bacterial population from the normal throat flora. A streak plate method will be used to obtain a pure culture of a Gram positive coccus genus of bacteria. Several biochemical tests will be performed to aid in the identification of this unknown bacterium. Biochemical tests are a series of tests used to identify certain bacterium The various tests that are used in this lab are the catalase test‚ oxidase test‚ blood hemolytic test‚ MSA‚ blood agar‚ and PEA/ab sens
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loops were sterilized by setting them above the cone of the flame to make the loop red‚ then left them to cool in the test tube tack for streaking. The media included a liquid (YED media that was made by 3g yeast extract‚ 6g anhydrous dextrose‚ 6g agar‚ and 300 mL tap water). The liquid media was on a hot plate‚ then an oven mitt was used to carefully transfer onto 4 petri dishes at a tilted angle‚ with the petri dish lids at an angle as well to reduce airborne contamination. After the end of each
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completed on an agar plate but on one a much larger scale and where techniques can be perfected before the use of agar plates and specimens are used. Because this experiment uses materials that represent those used in the streaking on agar plates the ability to simulate the events that occur when streaking is similar and allows for visualization instantly. In this experiment materials will be gathered that are representative of the tools need to complete the actual experiment of agar plate streaking
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For this experiment you will need 39 agar plates‚ sterile cotton swabs‚ a concentrated amount of Escherichia coli (E. coli)‚ three different levels of antibiotic (Ampicillin: 1mg‚ 5mg‚ and 10mg)‚ a bunsen burner‚ metal tweezers‚ an incubator‚ 27 broths‚ and a ruler which should all be provided through your laboratory. For the first generation‚ you will be using 12 plates. Three of the plates will be labeled G1 control‚ three of the plates will be labeled G1/1 mg‚ three plates will be labeled G1/5
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TITLE: Toxicity Testing and Determining the LC50 INTRODUCTION: Our main objective for this experiment was to determine which three chemicals were going to be the most toxic to the brine shrimp by adding drops of vinegar‚ bleach and ammonia to the controlled water. We found that the vinegar was the most effective and the quickest. The ending results were very interesting when being compared to our hypothesis and we learned that some chemicals can react faster than others and each contains a different
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