Blog #8 3/18/24 - 3/22/24

 Introduction 

The following week I did gram staining on staphylococcus epidermidis. We also discussed the layout of our poster. I will be creating a table that contains a list of all the biochemical tests that will be performed on D. Sonorensis. I also poured plates and helped to prepare some casein plates. I did some research on the procedure of doing a spore stain.

Methods

I did two different gram stains on a different batch of Staphylococcus epidermidis. plate A was inoculated on March 4th and plate B was inoculated on March 8th. I did a gram stain on both to check if there was any contamination. I followed the standard procedure of doing a gram stain. 

 

Pouring plates

-heat media 

-let it slightly cool down 

-line up plates on the edge of the table 

-slightly open the lid and pour in till you cover the bottom of the plate 

-leave the plate to solidify 


Results

There wasn’t contamination in the bacteria plates. Both gram-stains showed gram-positive coccus bacteria. We also discussed and began deciding the layout of our poster. I will make a chart, Brain will make the methods, Diania will be in charge of the pictures, Emme will be in charge of the intro, and Madison will work on the UV radiation parts of the poster. Alex will help with the abstract, conclusion, and UV radiation.

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