How do you think changing the temperature at which the bags were incubated affected the results?

If a component is heat sensitive, how might you conveniently achieve sterility of that medium? a. filtration   b. batch pasteurization c. autoclave and add the isolated component back after

Interpret the tests in the images and identify the unkown bacteria for these tests

What biochemical tests did we use to distinguish staphylococci from streptococci?

why is the recommended incubation procedure for the API 20e system 18 to 24 hours ?

Pretend you want to test whether a certain bacterium can take iron away from hemoglobin. What is the best media to grow the organism on? O Rabbit serum O Blood agar plate O Mannitol salt agar O Mueller Hinton plate

How did the observable colonies on each agar plate differ in size, color, and morphology for each of the microbes?

Why is skin contamination such a big problem in blood culture test?

To measure the culture temperature, why is the thermometer placed in a tube separate from the culture?

Why are the Methyl Red/Voges-Proskauer tests done after 48 hours of incubation?a) Readings taken at earlier time points may be different from readings taken at 48 hours b) Bacteria need 48 hours to process all the oxygen in the media c) Bacteria grow slowly in the MR/VP media d) K2HPO4 needs 48 hours to react with the acids produced by fermenting  bacteria