differed between my group’s nutrient agar and MAC agar plates. In courgette‚ there was moderate growth in nutrient agar while it was heavy in Mac agar. In beef broth‚ there was slight growth in nutrient agar while it was negative in MAC agar. In fresh basil‚ growth was heavy in nutrient agar while it was heavy in MAC agar. Where cottage cheese was the ingredient‚ both plates had heavy growth. For walnut‚ growth was slight in nutrient agar while it was negative in MAC agar. Generally‚ the slight difference
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Gram Stain: The important part of this experiment is being able to determine a bacterium based on its cell wall structure. It also helps indentify if the unknown organism is a Gram positive or Gram negative. This is the initial step that must be taken before any other lab procedure may continue on to ensure the purity is present‚ the arrangement of the cells‚ and the shape the cell has. The staining of the cell starts off with using the primary stain‚ Crystal Violet which is a purple color‚ to begin
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Name SOLUBILITY CURVES Answer the following questions based on the solubility curve below. Which salt is least soluble in water .. at 2O° C? 2. How many grams of potassium chloride can be dissolved in 200 g of water at 80° C? IO 3. At 40° C‚ how much potassium _ __nitrate coin be dissoiu$tl ^n 30D.g of water? ------W- ’1 80 70 ...- O --60 0 5© 40 4. Which salt shows the least change 30 In solubility from 0° - 100° C? 20 10 At 30° C‚ 90 g of sodium
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multiple techniques for identifying bacteria. Learning how to gram stain‚ use specific media such as MacConkey agar‚ and test antibiotics to see which antibiotic would react best against a specific organism. All these techniques helped me prepare for the final lab‚ identification of an unknown bacterium. For the final lab‚ I received the organism “6A”. To start identifying this organism‚ I did a gram-stain to identify if the organism is gram positive or negative. I created two slides to ensure that I did
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The Role of Agarase in Agar-Degrading Bacteria Abstract Agar-Degrading (agarolytic) Bacteria is physiological class of bacteria capable of utilising agar as a sole carbon source. This ability is made available by the use of agarases - enzymes which break down agarose into oligosaccharides. This physiological class branches through genii‚ regardless of Gram Stain status or morphology. Through a review of scientific literature we can find identification methods‚ optimum conditions and the
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Agar What is it and where is it from? Derived from the cell walls of red algae‚ agar is a gelatinous substance extracted through a process of boiling and filtration. Agar is specifically used in laboratories for diagnostics and experimental purposes. Agars main purpose is to act as a growth medium for micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi. The micro-organisms feed off the nutrients contained in Agar and can be both cultured and observed within it by scientists and the use of a microscope. Using
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INTRODUCTION The Gram Negative lab had two parts; the aim of the first part is to determine the concentration of gram negative bacteria in a water sample collected from a creek near Providence Road‚ Strickling. Gram negative bacteria have a cytoplasmic membrane‚ a thin peptidoglycan layer‚ and an additional outer membrane composed of phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides. Because gram negative bacteria have a relatively thin cell wall when compared to gram positive organisms‚ they are consequently
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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 of bacteria. Gram positive cells have an extra thick layer
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Introduction Gram staining was developed by Christian Gram in the 1800’s‚ a Danish bacteriologist. (Smith and Hussey‚ 2005) It was the first differential staining technique and most common used in microbiology. Furthermore‚ bacteria are transparent and cannot be seen through the microscope. For that reason‚ Gram staining is an important tool for distinguishing between two main types of bacteria Gram-positive and Gram-negative. The Gram stain differentiates the Gram positive and gram-negative on the
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Introduction:The objective throughout the gram staining experiment was to classify bacteria through their chemical nature as well as the physical structure of their cell walls. Through this experiment one would be able to observe either a thick or thin layer of peptidoglycan by the appearance of the bacteria staining either gram-positive blue-purple or gram-negative pink. Question: Is there a subsequent effect of the bacteria when decolorizing with alcohol? Hypothesis: If there is either a removal
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