Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to see how much bacteria can and will grow in common places in a typical high school. Common places can mean many things‚ including anything from water fountain spouts to computer keyboards. Such objects can hold up to 2‚700‚000 colony forming units per square inch (or CFU/in sq)(NSF). A colony forming unit is the unit used to find an estimate of the number of cells of a bacteria. This unit of measurement is commonly utilized in the subject of microbiology
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Macromolecules Lab Purpose: to determine a method of testing for macromolecules. Materials: Knowns: Unknown: Test Solutions: Glucose solution Unknown solution Iodine solution Gelatin solution Benedict’s solution Starch solution Biuret solution Oil Brown paper Water Procedure: 1. Create a data table. 2. Label 5 test tubes with known solutions. 3. Add 10-20 drops of each known solution to respective test tubes‚ do not mix pipets! 4. Add 3-5 drops of
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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 unknown bacterium
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Conclusion: (Identity‚ % error‚ other evidence‚ how to improve) The identity of Unknown A is the compound cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate (CoCl₂•6H₂O).This is justified by the similarities in color of red-purple crystal like grains‚ which is significant in identifying the product out of the eight suggested identities. Only two had similar characteristics which were CoCl₂•6H₂O and CoSO₄•6H₂O. Before unknown A was heated‚ there was a notable common physical property of the substance being red crystal
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Margaret E Gibson July 20‚ 2009 Microbiology Dr. Metera Lab Report 3: Labs 7 and 8- Metabolism and Biochemical Tests Abstract This experiment focused on metabolism and biochemical tests. The goal of performing these tests was to differentiate microbes from one another and to compare how metabolic and biochemical processes differ from species to species. The tests performed include: the Fermentation of Sugars Test (sucrose‚ glucose‚ and lactose)‚ the Urease Test‚ the Fermentation
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the unknown organisms in the mixed culture was limited to bacteria that we had worked with previously in lab. Initially a Gram stain was conducted in order to distinguish the unknown bacterium as a Gram-positive and/or a Gram-negative organism (Lancaster and Bennett‚ 2012; Kellenberger‚ 2001). Based upon the results‚ both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria were observed in the unknown mixed culture (Table 1 and Table 2; Kellenberger‚ 2001). In order to isolate the two different bacteria‚ colonies
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Microbiology UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Kateryna Petrakova INTRODUCTION Microorganisms cause a great amount of diseases. For healthcare providers it is very important to be aware of what organisms are pathogenic and cause a disease and‚ therefore‚ to find an appropriate treatment. Different microorganisms require various environments in order to replicate and to become dangerous for a person’s health. An integral part of any medical treatment is to be able to recognize and
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Purpose: Unknown mixtures will be separated by means of chromatography in which the mixture will be passed in a solution through a medium leaving behind components of the mixture at different rates‚ therefore‚ different spots on the absorbing substance. This will help determine the identity of unknown mixtures. The spot colors on the strip of filter paper and the Rf values of the unknown samples will be compared to those of known samples. To find the position of the spots on the strip of paper‚ we
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this experiment which are the brand of dishwashing detergent; Palmolive‚ Morning Fresh and Ultra Coles Brand and the type of bacteria used which are; Micrococcus Luteus and an unknown bacteria from a sponge. Dependent Variable The dependent variable is the factor that is being tested which is the size of the zone of inhibition from the detergent solution and the bacteria. It will be measured in millimetres using a ruler. Constant Variables Constant Variables are set in place in order to produce
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract (summary) An abstract is a brief summary of a research article‚ thesis‚ review‚ conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline‚ and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper’s purpose. When used‚ an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript or typescript‚ acting as the point-of-entry for any given academic paper or patent application. Abstracting and indexing services
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