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Microbiology
Microbiology offers a unique understanding of the variation and adaption of organisms right in your classroom.
Experiment with Microbes
Microbiology Experiments
Microbiology is also a key method used in industry and environmental sciences to detect and evaluate biological risks. With our experiments, students learn about how organisms have adaptations to abiotic factors. Students will grow bacteria on petrie dishes, expose them to different conditions and observe changes.
Risk Group 1 (low risk) bacterial cultures are suitable for use in school PC1 laboratories. These strains represent a variety of morphologies, temperature sensitivities, antibiotic resistance and nutritional requirements.
BC-BS, Bacillus subtilis
BC-BT, Bacillus thuringiensis
BC-CF, Citrobacter freundii
BC-EC, Escherichia coli (several strains)
BC-PF, Pseudomonas fluorescens
BC-SL, Sarcina lutea (Micrococcus lutea)
BC-SE, Staphylococcus epidermidis (albus)
Cultures are shipped as 10 ml broths.
Further information regarding 'Low Risk' organisms, PC1 and safety considerations can be found in the pdf to the left entitled Safety in Laboratories-Working Microbiologically. This document also outlines important information regarding laboratories where genetic manipulation (such as bacterial transformation) takes place.
Mastring-S™ M5 is a ring device of antibiotic susceptibility discs for the convenient and simple simultaneous testing of the sensitivity of any bacterial strain to the following antibiotics
Ampicillin
Chloramphenicol
Penicillin G
Streptomycin
Sulphatriad
Tetracycline.
Available in packs of 10, 50 and 100.
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental microbiology investigates the diversity, dynamics, evolution, functioning, and functions of the microbes in Earth ecosystems. Environmental microbiology is born as the meet of microbiology and environmental sciences.
STEM Reactor offers experiments to introduce students to this multidisciplinary field.
Oil spills cause devastation to the environment killing sea life, birds, and coastal plants. Spraying areas of contamination with oil-eating microbes accelerates the degradation of the oil. This process is known as bioremediation. In this open-ended experiment, students will grow a mixture of oil-eating bacteria and observe their effectiveness at degrading a variety of oils.
Oil spills cause devastation to the environment killing sea life, birds, and coastal plants. Spraying areas of contamination with oil-eating microbes accelerates the degradation of the oil. This process is known as bioremediation. In this open-ended experiment, students will grow a mixture of oil-eating bacteria and observe their effectiveness at degrading a variety of oils.
Microbiology Equipment
Sterile and autoclavable consumables to get you started with Microbiology.
Petri dish, sterile, 90 mm x 14 mm. Vented, polystyrene.
PD9020- bag of 20 plates @ $9 +GST
PD90100- 5 bags of 20 plates (100 plates) @ $35 +GST
PD90200- 10 bags of 20 plates (200 plates) @ $59 +GST
PD90480- 24 bags of 20 plates (480 plates) @ $99 +GST
These gamma sterile inoculation loops are flexible to facilitate uniform and smooth streaking without damaging the gel surface. They are also rigid enough to enable accurate selection of single colonies.
Packet of 20 or 1000
Disposable polystyrene "L" shaped culture spreader.
Sterile wrapped packs.
Available in packs of 25, 125 and 250.
Oval Glass Bottle suitable for sterilising media or growing cultures. These bottles are supplied with an autoclavable polypropylene lid.
Available individually or in packs of 10
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