Abstract: Bacteria consists of a large domain of prokaryotic microorganism in which can fight of antibiotics allowing the bacteria to become antibiotic resistant. In this lab report‚ we discover the most effective disinfectant that would work best in killing the harmful bacterial strain‚ Bacillus subtilis. KB testing or disc diffusion antibiotic sensitivity testing is measured through the diameter in millimeters to find how resistant the antibiotic to the bacteria. The hypothesis of Windex fell correctly
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Materials and Methods: Inoculation of the unknown was done on a nutrient slant agar The nutrient agar was then incubated at 27°C for one week. The agar appearance was observed and recorded. There was growth that appeared pinkish in color. The first test we did was basic stain using a heat fixed emulsion which kills the bacteria and allows them to adhere to the slide and thickens their protein for better staining. I then covered the heat fixed emulsion with crystal violet for one minute. The stain
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Diffusion in agar cubes Introduction: All cells are dependent on a processes called diffusion‚ which is the movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Cells need to obtain certain essential substances‚ like oxygen‚ for their survival. The rate of diffusion is said to be dependent upon the various factors: Size of molecules that have to diffuse‚ concentration gradient‚ the distance across which diffusion occurs‚ number of pores/openings‚ surface
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explain the movement of tectonic plates?! - Sea floor spreading in movement of tectonic plates is called divergent‚ the separation of two plate. This can be proved because magma comes out from the fault of ridge which means plate has open and it’s realising the magma. Other reason‚ if diverging is happening at one point‚ that means converging is happening at other end of plate‚ for example Himalayan mountain range at India and Nepal (converging) and other side of plate that contains India is having
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Agar and Media Preparation— Agar plates containing King’s B Agar were often used throughout the experiment to support growth of Pseduomonas fluorescens. A recipe was used that included a mixture of 10g Proteose Peptone #3‚ 1.5g Potassium Phosphate Dibasic (K2HPO4)‚ 30ml 50% Glycerol‚ ~965ml water and 20g agar. The mixture‚ post- autoclave‚ was left to cool and 5ml 1M Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4) was added and created about 40 plates. King’s B Medium was made using the same procedure as the King’s B
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4.5 DISCUSSION The bioluminescent bacteria grow well and produce good glowing in the SWC agar media compared to the LA agar media. In LA agar media‚ the production of light was very deem. It also took much time to solidify and the agar media was too soft and forms hole‚ therefore good streaking couldn’t be done. There might be error in the composition of the LA agar media ingredients. However‚ when SWC agar media used‚ there was good growth of bacteria and bright production of light. When comparing
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IDENTIFYING GRAM POSITIVE COCCI As mentioned in Exercise 8‚ “Identifying Gram Negative Rods”‚ identifying bacteria is a common activity in the microbiology lab. Like the game Clue™‚ each time you gather a piece of information to solve the mystery‚ you gather some information that supports some identities and eliminates others from contention. In the lab‚ the process continues as you gather more information until only one microbe remains and all others have been eliminated as possibilities. Thus
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from a Mixed Culture Mylah Ferland‚ Rivier University MICRO 206‚ March 16th‚ 2016 Introduction: An unknown bacterium experiment‚ this experiment was done to discover what bacterium was in a mixed culture sample. This experiment worked with enteric bacteria which are members of the Enterobacteriaceae and live in the intestinal tract (Willey et al.‚ 2014). Also found in Willey et al (2014) is some characteristics of enterics such as they all degrade sugars by means of the Embden-Meyerhof pathway‚ they
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time using the standard method of identifying an unknown microorganism relying on features such as morphology‚ arrangements and biochemical reactions. It was done in succession with each step complimenting the other. At the end of the experiment three microorganisms Bacillus azotoformans‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ and Escherichia coli was identified and one result was inconclusive. The focus of this paper will be on the description of the just one of the three bacteria and some of its effects on humans
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Observing Bacteria Kelli Jo Simco Microbiology Due: 2/8/13 Abstract: Microscopes are fragile instruments that must be handle with extreme caution as they can produce high quality results when observing the smallest specimens on earth. A microscope must be properly cleaned before use and storage. The different objectives allow for a range of observations. At the highest objectives‚ the resolution can easily be lost which is why the oil immersion lens is used to minimize refraction. While
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