Maura Gongora 12th December‚ 2014 MCB 3020L- Section 018 Unknown #16 Abstract This report contains the background information on gram positive and gram negative bacteria‚ which will aid in understanding the use of specific laboratory experiments to distinguish between the two types of bacteria. Included are the materials and methods used to identify the gram positive and gram negative bacteria and methods which also differentiate between microbes of each group. The implications of the methods of
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To fully understand this lab we first need to know what gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are and what it’s composed of. Gram-positive bacteria take up the class of bacteria that stain crystal violet in the method of bacterial differentiation. Where gram-negative bacteria are a class of bacteria that does not retain crystal violet. Instead they are counter-stained pink by Safranin‚ and because of this‚ identifying positive is possible. One of the many differences between gram-negative and
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The Identification of Two Unknown Species of Bacteria in Tube #72 Introduction: There are many reasons for knowing the identity of microorganisms. The reasons range from knowing the causative agent of a disease in a patient‚ so as to know how it can be treated‚ to knowing the correct microorganism to be used for making certain foods or antibiotics. This study was done by applying all of the methods that have been learned so far in the microbiology laboratory class for the identification of an
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MANIPULATION OF BACTERIA INTRODUCTION: In this experiment that we performed‚ there were many methods that were used to help us manipulate and identify the bacteria E.coli on a MacConkey agar plate. The first part of the experiment involved the methods of manipulating‚ identifying and counting the bacteria and the second part was to find out whether the bacteria E.coli was the only type found in the given area by gram staining. E.coli was the chosen bacteria for this type of experiment. It is
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Unit 1 Discussion Does the Lactococcus lactis qualify as a probiotic? Lactococcus lactis is a specific Gram-positive bacteria that seems to be at the center of attention with regards to it’s use as a probiotic(1). Although an argument can be made for or against the use of Lactococcus lactis in such a manner‚ I believe that it would not be effective and may not even qualify as probiotic in general. Gregor Reid defines probitotics as microorganisms that‚ when administered‚ confer a health benefit
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The tube that contained my unknown material was tube number twenty. I did a gram stain‚ oxidase test‚ and used three different medias to narrow down and identify my unknown organism. The first step I took in identifying was a gram stain. This gram stain would reveal whether my organism is gram positive or gram negative which would narrow my choices from fifteen options down to six. After completing the gram stain‚ my unknown was the color pink. This revealed my unknown as being gram negative.
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1. Title: Double unknown identification of a mixed culture of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria 2. Author: Nick Fiore‚ University of Kansas‚ Biology 402‚ Fall 2014 3:00pm room 6040 3. Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to isolate two unknown bacteria and perform a series of selective and differential tests to correctly identify each. After the bacteria was isolated a series of differential and selective tests following the dichotomous key attached were used to identify each bacteria
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This semester while we worked through this unit‚ we were trying to figure out why Addie got so sick and how we could look at the juncos as a comparison study. We learned about the relationship that antibiotics and bacteria have by looking at our NetLogo Simulation and Petri Dish Lab. Also‚ we learned about various CDC recommendations for using antibiotics and preventing bacterial illnesses. When we looked at the juncos‚ we were able to learn how common ancestry works within any species. Throughout
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Unknown Bacteria Lab Report Introduction The purpose to this lab was to identify an unknown bacteria from a mixed culture provided to us by our instructor. This study was done by applying all of the methods that have been instructed on thus far in microbiology laboratory class. Each test performed‚ provided us with some key information about the unknown organism in question and how the bacteria function. Over a two week period‚ eight prepared types of test media were provided to identify
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Amanda Lab Report 1 Microbiology Laboratory Title – Differentiating Organisms using the Gram Stain Introduction The experiment conducted was based upon the known attributes of two different groups of bacteria‚ those that are gram positive‚ and those that are gram negative. Using a specific staining procedure‚ it is possible to differentiate the two types under a microscope The gram stain method of differentiation is possible because of differences in the cell membrane between the two categories
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