ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES AND SOURCES OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION. Introduction The spread of infections has come to a point where it has become catastrophic. Aseptic technique is the method used to prevent contamination of infections. It is widely used in hospitals‚ pharmacy‚ and pharmaceutical industries and in laboratories. Different establishments have come up with more ways to improve infection control. In hospitals health care acquired infections are costing the NHS £1 Billion a year and
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-Unknown Mixtures Lab- Purpose: The aim of this experiment was to find out the two substances of the unknown mixture from salt‚ sugar‚ dirt‚ and baking soda by looking at its properties. Hypothesis: Find the unknown substance by testing it out by heating it‚ pouring water‚ vinegar‚ and observing it . Procedure: 1) Materials- * 100ml of water * Vinegar * Bunsen Burner * 2 beakers * 1 spatula 2) First‚ do steps (3-6)to find out the properties of salt‚ sugar
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LAB REPORT NUMBER TWO DATE: 3/25/2010 inal attachment Lab Experiment number 11 PURPOSE: To learn the Gram stain technique‚ the reason for the stain‚ and how to identify the results of the organisms stained. MATERIALS: Bunsen burner‚ inoculating loop‚ staining tray‚ glass slides‚ bibulous paper‚ lens paper‚ oil‚ and microscope METHODS: Apply Crystal Violet (Primary stain) for 1 minute. Rinse with D-water Apply Iodine (Mordant) for 1 minute. Rinse with D-water. Apply Alcohol (Decolorize) for
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1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on Earth today. True False 2. All cellular organisms can be placed into one of three __________‚ which include the Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and the Eukarya. ________________________________________ 3. Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane __________. ________________________________________
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Osmosis 4/13/13 MLT1 Lab 9 Performed at Home Microbial Growth There are three types of environments in which cells are located which include isotonic‚ hypotonic and hypertonic. In an isotonic environment‚ the amount of water and solute are the same both inside and outside of the cell. As water drifts into the a cell‚ the same amount flows out creating a balanced environment both inside and outside of the cell. When there is a high level 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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Alyse Rose Microbiology Lab Bacterial Unknown March 25‚ 2013 Bacterial Unknown Report Each student was given an unknown bacteria to figure out. I was given the unknown bacteria S38. Everybody is supposed to do all sorts of test to identify the bacteria. The first thing I did was 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
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Disposition/Food Safety: Overview of Food Microbiology July 8‚ 2011 Overview of Food Microbiology OBJECTIVES At the end of this module‚ you will be able to: 1. Explain the structural similarities and/or differences among Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as their isolation and identification using serological‚ biochemical‚ and molecular techniques. 2. Identify the functions of the bacterial cell wall. 3. Identify the extrinsic and intrinsic parameters that affect bacterial growth
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Identification of Proteus vulgaris from an Unknown Sample Lakhram Bhisham March 31‚ 2016 01:447:390 General Microbiology TA: Jennifer Goff ABSTRACT This report delineates how unknown #405 was identified as Proteus vulgaris out of a possible seven species of Enterobacteriaceae by applying various tests that are able to distinguish between members of the family. Inevitably‚ the results for many tests are identical across multiple species‚ which is expected due to the organisms’ evolutionary relatedness
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References: 1. Beishir‚ L.: Microbiology in Practice: A Self-Instructional Laboratory Course‚ Fifth Edition. (Harper Collins: New York) 1991. 2. Jawetz‚ Melnick and Adelberg: Medical Microbiology‚ Nineteenth Edition. (Appleton and Lange: Norwalk‚ CT) 1991. 3. Tortora‚ Case and Funke: Microbiology: An Introduction‚ Fourth Edition. (Benjamin Cummings: Redwood City‚ CA) 1992. 4. Zubay: Biochemistry. (Addison Wesley:
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