determine the identity of unknown number 34‚ a gram stain‚ citrate utilization test‚ and a urease detection test. These tests are explained in detail‚ and the method of performing the tests is described. The tests showed that the bacterium was gram-negative bacilli that did not utilize citrate‚ and the ability to hydrolyze urea using urease. These results indicate that the identity of unknown number 34 is Proteus mirabilis. Introduction Proteus mirabilis is a gram-negative bacillus bacterium. It is found
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Review Sheet Exercise I: Survey of Higher Microorganisms: Protozoa‚ Fungi‚ and Helminths Protozoa (group of Kingdom Protista) 1. Amoeba a. nucleus- dark center of the cell b. food vacuole- They feed by taking nutrients into the cell by diffusion and packaging it into (clear circles spread throughout the cell) c. pseudopod- “false foot”; the motility results from the streaming of the protoplasm that forms the process 2. Entamoeba causes amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery‚
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purpose of this lab is to: 1. Collect a sample of soil from (your school) on October 27th 2011 and collect a sample of pond water from (the name of your lake or pond) on October 27th and record the data results for both samples. 2. Using the Gram stain‚ and light microscope identify at least 2 Prokaryotes (bacteria) found in the water samples that are isolated on the MacConkey agar plates and the nutrient agar plate. Using the Identification Lab manual‚ identify at least 2 Eukaryotes (fungus)
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Microscopic observations were performed on four different microscope slides. Three of these observations were gram stains and the last observation was of an endospore staining. The unknown bacteria samples for the endospore stain were taken off of a nutrient agar plate and stained using the Bartholomew and Mittwer’s method. Gram stain samples were taken off of tryptic soy agar and stained using the gram stain procedure that is listed in the Willgoh and Bleakly manual (2). Physiological Tests All biochemical
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smear my bacteria on a liquid medium. I then proceeded to incubate the medium for 24-48 hours. 1. GRAM STAIN The next step I took in finding my unknown bacteria was to gram stain it. This is used to differentiate the bacteria. The different staining reagents are: crystal violet‚ grams iodine‚ acetone-alcohol‚ and grams safranin. Under the microscope it was a pink color‚ which means Gram Negative. Also‚ the shape was a rod. 2. KLIGER’S IRON
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As a result of the tests ran‚ I was able to identify the unknown bacteria. For Unknown A‚ I ran six tests. I first isolated the bacterium from the second bacterium and found a clear growth (Table 1‚ Figure 1). Secondly‚ I ran a gram stain and found a gram positive‚ cocci bacterium (Table 1‚ Figure 2). Third‚ I ran a catalase test in which was negative (Table 1). From here‚ I determined a starch hydrolysis test would be necessary to distinguish between different bacteria. The result was negative (Table
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BTN 211 TOTORIAL 1 Chapter 1 1. The History and Scope of Microbiology Which of the following distinguish the field of microbiology from other fields of biology? a. the size of the organism studied b. the techniques used to study organisms regardless of their size c. both the size of the organism studied and the techniques employed in the study of organisms d. neither the size of the organism studied nor the techniques employed in the study of organisms regardless of their size Who of
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A Basic Understanding of Microscopy Assignment 1 Kaplan University-Microbiology Since microorganisms are not visible to the eye‚ the essential tool in microbiology is the microscope. One of the first to use a microscope to observe microorganisms was Robert Hooke‚ the English biologist who observed algae and fungi in the 1660s. In the 1670s‚ “Anton van Leeuwenhoek‚ a Dutch merchant‚ constructed a number of simple microscopes and observed details of numerous forms of protozoa‚ fungi‚ and bacteria”
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and biochemical process. The gram stain distinguishes between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria based on the composition of the cell wall. The Gram stain procedure distinguishes between Gram positive and Gram negative groups by coloring these cells red or violet. Gram positive bacteria stain violet due to the presence of a thick layer of peptidoglycan in their cell walls‚ which retains the crystal violet these cells are stained with. Gram negative bacteria stain red‚ because it has a thinner
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Review all chapters in your exercise manual beginning with the introduction INTRODUCTION: (Covered 9.4.14 II Week 1) Biosafety levels1: basic level of containment. Hand washing or wearing gloves 2: Appropriate for working with human body fluids. Autoclave‚ sharps containers‚ lab coats 3: appropriate for working with pathogens that can be transmitted via respiratory route. Self-closing‚ double doors and sealed windows 4: Highest level. Aerosol pathogens; pathogens with no vaccine/treatment. Separate
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