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In the pour plate method, colonies are typically located throughout the agar medium, both on the surface and within the agar. This method allows for the growth of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms, as the organisms are mixed into the molten agar before it solidifies. As the bacteria grow, they form colonies at various depths depending on their oxygen requirements and growth conditions. Surface colonies may be more numerous, while those within the agar may be smaller and less visible.
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How would you record your observation of a plate containing 305 colonies?
I would describe the appearance of the plate and note the total number of colonies (305) present. It is important to record any distinct characteristics of the colonies, such as color, size, and shape, and make note of any patterns or distribution of the colonies on the plate.
How do you determine the number of organisms in a water sample if your dilution plate has presence of spreading colonies?
To determine the number of organisms in a water sample when spreading colonies are present on a dilution plate, you would count the number of colonies on a plate with a countable amount (usually between 30-300 colonies). Then, you would multiply this count by the dilution factor used and adjust for the volume plated to calculate the total number of organisms in the original water sample. Keep in mind that any spreading colonies need to be accounted for in this calculation.
What are the surface colonies on a pour plate larger than those within the medium?
The surface colonies on a pour plate larger than those within the medium especially aerobic bacteria within the medium would be a restriction of growth. The restriction of growth would be due to the lack of oxygen.
Why would bacterial colonies found in the first section of a streak plate but not on sections two and three?
If bacterial colonies are found only in the first section of a streak plate, it could be due to uneven streaking technique where the majority of the bacteria were deposited in the initial section. The subsequent sections may not have received enough bacterial cells to form visible colonies. It is important to ensure an even distribution of bacteria while streaking to obtain colonies throughout the plate.
Why petri dish is inverted in incubation in membrane filtration method?
This inversion prevents moisture condensing on the surface of the plate. That would make a problem in that the growth on the plate would be "distorted" by the water making ID more difficult.
Under what kind of plating technique would you find deep or buried colonies?
In pour plate method, in this method of plating or culturing the microbial sample first diluted and pour in empty plate and after that growth media is poured in it and which is then skake firmly. As the microbial suspension or sample is distributed in media the growth of bacteria occurs in buried of deep positions.
How would you record your observation of a plate containing 305 colonies?
I would describe the appearance of the plate and note the total number of colonies (305) present. It is important to record any distinct characteristics of the colonies, such as color, size, and shape, and make note of any patterns or distribution of the colonies on the plate.
Advantages of pour plate method over other methods of bacterial colony?
The purpose of the spread-plate technique is to grow and isolate colonies of bacteria. A sample of bacteria is transferred to the agar plate, an environment that provides nourishment for the bacteria to grow. The bacteria sample is applied to the agar plate which a special streaking technique that dilutes the amount of bacteria in each section of the agar plate continuously. This is because if you just swabbed the bacteria onto the plate with no special technique the colonies would grow very densely together and be difficult to study. The streaking technique gradually dilutes the amount of bacteria in each 'quadrant' of the plate, so the last quadrant should have small, isolated colonies that can be easily studied. The spread plate technique is also used for the eneumeration of aerobic microorganisms from the given sample. This can be done by serial diluting the samples, placing 0.1ml of the diluted sample in the middle of an agar plate and spreading the sample over the surface with a help of an L-rod. After the incubation rhe colonies can be counted.
What will happen if the streak plate were incubated a month?
The streak lines would show a lot of colonies.
How do you determine the number of organisms in a water sample if your dilution plate has presence of spreading colonies?
To determine the number of organisms in a water sample when spreading colonies are present on a dilution plate, you would count the number of colonies on a plate with a countable amount (usually between 30-300 colonies). Then, you would multiply this count by the dilution factor used and adjust for the volume plated to calculate the total number of organisms in the original water sample. Keep in mind that any spreading colonies need to be accounted for in this calculation.
What are the surface colonies on a pour plate larger than those within the medium?
The surface colonies on a pour plate larger than those within the medium especially aerobic bacteria within the medium would be a restriction of growth. The restriction of growth would be due to the lack of oxygen.
If you were given a tube with 3 different bacterial species in it what is the first thing you would do to separate the three?
The best thing to do is get a nutrient agar plate and spread the bacteria using a streak-plate method of isolation to grow the different colonies individually. (And you could do a second streak-plate from each type of colony you see just to make sure that your colonies each contain only one type of bacteria.) From there you can identify and grow each pure culture. (Also, you could use selective medias.)
Why would bacterial colonies found in the first section of a streak plate but not on sections two and three?
If bacterial colonies are found only in the first section of a streak plate, it could be due to uneven streaking technique where the majority of the bacteria were deposited in the initial section. The subsequent sections may not have received enough bacterial cells to form visible colonies. It is important to ensure an even distribution of bacteria while streaking to obtain colonies throughout the plate.
What one plate would you first inspect to conclude that the transformation occurred successfully Why?
If you transform bacteria with a plasmid containing a selection marker (such as an antibiotic resistance gene) and plate the transformed bacteria on a plate suited for selecting for plasmid-containing bacteria (such as a plate containing an antibiotic that only those bacteria with antibiotic resistance can survive), then simply inspecting whether colonies are present on the plate will suffice in determining whether the transformation succeeded. If no colonies are found, that means no bacteria got the antibiotic resistance gene on the plasmid and the transformation was unsuccessful. If some colonies are found, that means some bacteria contain the plamis containing the antibiotic resistance gene and those colonies can the transformation was successful.
How would you change the bacterias plate to best tell if they are ampicillin resistant?
The best test would be to take some of the bacteria growing on the LB plate and streak them on a LB/amp plate. If the bacteria are viable on the LB/amp plate, then they are resistant to ampicillin. If no bacterial colonies survive, then they were not ampicillin resistant.
Is there any plate boundaries in Maryland?
Yes, Maryland is located in the middle of the North American Plate, so there are no plate boundaries within the state. The closest plate boundary would be the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Why petri dish is inverted in incubation in membrane filtration method?
This inversion prevents moisture condensing on the surface of the plate. That would make a problem in that the growth on the plate would be "distorted" by the water making ID more difficult.
