The document outlines various microbiological techniques including serial dilution, pour plate, spread plate, streak plating, and Gram staining for isolating and counting bacteria from soil samples. Each method is described with its introduction, results, discussion, and conclusion, emphasizing the importance of proper technique to achieve accurate bacterial counts. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods in differentiating and analyzing microbial populations.
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Microbiology Lab Report
The document outlines various microbiological techniques including serial dilution, pour plate, spread plate, streak plating, and Gram staining for isolating and counting bacteria from soil samples. Each method is described with its introduction, results, discussion, and conclusion, emphasizing the importance of proper technique to achieve accurate bacterial counts. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods in differentiating and analyzing microbial populations.
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Lamia B. Ilalh 4
Experimant OL: Serial Dioton
Tibroduction ie
Serial civhors are perbrmed! on bacterial somples
fo rece a very Wigh contenbaton of. Lacheria
f a manageable amownt for bose A counting and
analysis. Once grown in colfure, te backrial, colonies
an be combed and pe diltin pacer Can be
used 40 calevlafe be number of be Cel tia fle
onginal sample. fen-fold Silvbon 1s mash ofhen carried
wr, from [0''ybo OF
Kesults ie
L gam of soil was mired tat sober solfon ps crafe
Be shotk solution R- fe resulls offer serial dofjon
are shown Selw.
Fque 1: Serial dilion & soil
Me see Hal te samph gradvally Lecames or and mont
Abed as fle concenbrabjon of soil LecreovesLama Liffah 2
Discussion :
Ae frst pigpared fe stock solution 6 ohhh ue tnLolls—
10", 107 10° 10" andl lashy 10° J ml A shock soln R
tos “ptaken by a ruceqpipelke, andl etched thfy Fuld
saline water jn a febe. The pube 10s closed offer
Jeobne. hover fre. fabelled (0 anel pot onfo a
vorfer mixer fo polly ineoporafe. len again Lml. of He
10" solvhon wes added to a tube confaming, Ql saline
walker Jo make a (0 solutitn, all steps are repeater!
Th Mis wamer, fe process is carrie! on unfl (07.
Geral rule 4 aseohe pechnigre mut be followed i order
4 aver conhirrnabn. Sbrile hp 8 ved every firme.
. Conclus ion.
The twer He chitin pachor, feser fe amoonf A batheria
is possent, Me solufions 10°, 103 107 10 £10" ax
row ready to be used fr ging bacteria va colkure
B cod dbus be Cay gta More accvirafe
cnreration trol it makes backrial solation casienLamia Lilleh 3
vernal 02: Poor Plate
Thtroduction :
oor-plabag Js ont fle processes Sy whith we Can
/solate and count viable microbes fom diferent. samples
| [his whol feces fhe Glonth a Soth acrobic and
| anacpobic mittoorganisms , which grow on Pe surface
on f He agar ancl inderveath /f pepechrely. The
process is cone by simply wiring. Ahk sample with
fgg hu foen fp agar tn a pefer lish and hehing a
tacobate »
¢ Lesu/fs ,
| Figure : Poor plate ooLama Byileh 4
As observed aber 24 hours, He dah with 0 ohlebon
fos He bighes! number A Lackriol cobnies. The
amount gradvally decrecaes fom 10" fo (07
considering 10” 25 anomalous. Tle enumeotion of.
Sackria & splayed ta foe Fable Lelow
Ibu] CFU [Nomber a baclerin
| Lo") 813 ome) | 13 x10 Crum
10" 796 (rm) | 796 x 10" CFUAnl
| fea areca —
or 260 | 260 x10" crim
17) 196 1a x10 Crum |
Tb ll coun) = CFU x Pili alr
*| Discussion:
Lach dha Le rerbas. in oor Group worleel on ove
chloton Pyctor for the experivent. tal dt be dhbhis
| were adlded fo agar solition by a merapipele.and
swirled clockwise - counterclockwise f obssohe. Te rot olay
cer inclthation, fe 10" dish had abrorrally fos CFU,
Possibly dhe fo micropicebe misanoling #é. fess solhen
| feted. The counts may hare been patonsislen/ due fy
striel oblton errors. 2 few dishes had a ssiinf polern
trom inadeguate Pang.
Conchsion !
LP done properly, the poor plate mefgod allows easier
counting , Collechion and analysis fr olikeren Apes of
2trbic and anatrohic microbesLamia Billah
Ezperinnd 03: Sorted Hole
Tpbroclvetion :
Spree plobna is anopler phibng wtfhods by whch
microorganisms Can be ologed are! conked. Unlike fo
pour ple mathod , spread plate only favilfates fhe
grouth atrobes, vhich grow on the siface fa
sohdied agar plate. Hore a serially dilubedl somphe
is sproded frely over He agar plate using A
spread, anc! febf fo procreafe for 24 hours.
G Kesults :
Tle vert doy, wr experivenf yielded fle following
rests.
Figure 2 Spread plate
4s seen in He image, backericl colonies are Armed
on the ogar surface, A
cohur with mostly vrlar shape pete yelou Lereammia Lillah °
Te enomeration fo backria is prstnied on fhe fable low:
Dillion | CFU | Number of backeria in sample
10° | TNTC TNTC
10 | [02 |roaxl™ = 102 X 10 crUAnL
10° 4O — |4ox®F =40 X [O%cem
10" 10 |rox BE =10 x 107A
[107 | 29 jaax Sr = 29 x10‘crumt
Amount d sobtion used = 100uL + ou fe
. - Diltion Factor
Tobol viabe cell comb = CFU X Gnoonl wt soln)
Discussion:
The experiment is stocked! by ooing. serial dltion ofa
Soil samppe , similar fo experiment 02. Sohobfed agar
plates were popared beforehand Lack of fle fae Group
members selected! a chlution factor to work with, and
prepared G spread plates in foto: 10QuL of solifion
tos ree onto oe as “sing A ratere-
- pipette. (bing a sherile spreackr (ohpped K bens)
and shied tig Oe Hle solifon 15 es ae ee /
agar. Gene yP-clun mobo ts vsed while rotating Phe
plate simulfereouly. Tf fe sprachr is too hol, microbes ul/
de and the count will be matturale as seen jin [7
Alben. Pecouhors mst be fakery whife working with ang
*| Conelusiont
Spread plate Sa sinphe and relatively as/ er Hhocl
polafing bacleria. HF is moch easier fo oon ee
fom compared - pour Plate. bith Proper Pechargue be
Gan get rehable reso lb.a
—Leverinen 04: Sheak Hae.
Steak plalng is a method by which pure culrs A
vcroorganisms Can be soleted from avr inihially Ata
Sampfe. his petro alows separapion f. SPCIES for a
wore deboiled aralysis. Tf 1s elore by scraping A a y
ynixeel sample and ronning long sheaks long & soliljfed
ager surface, using on tnoclating trop.
Tifrooliction :
+| Lull :
Figure : Sheok plate 1-2
Abler 24 hors, flere were no observable colonies on He
fist atempt. Howeyer, on He second attenpl a very
nse incubation ct off-whife wolhni'es ean be Seen
Here He Lf quackant 1s gyhpcly core wi backrin.
Te secon and! Hird quackonts show Ines fo Chnies
along where streaking vos done. The Sfh guadran f
5 abo chase with cobnie pith lhe b ro serarcha,Lamia Blah £
" Discussion!
TL sherk plabing webhod took fle hast atnount ft tine fo
carry out. Tt 15 abo He only melted of plating Wt
practiced frat oes not peguire Serial, Mebion. Fhe olihon
is on Pack done on fhe agar plate Melk, Firs, an
inoculahng (oop is Kealed unl glowing rect Ys Serifice if
Then, some of the bacterial colonies 1 scraped off Foma
mixed plate. fle scrapings are sheabed on a posh
i) ou plake. fla ff pradhan! oe one lpetng dose
speaks. Then, fle foop 1 heated and cok an £o
ainiliabe eek Loorio. The secon! and Ate! guactad
consist ch 3-9 separated Streaks. Ay secn th fhe
mage, ny Pecnger wos Copsisbent bith fhe rule. Loshly
He Joop iss hated 5 dle Sth geadranf. and
a Wavy sek S made. foweler, I mm
off foo much bacteria on my Ln Ke ee
why the colonies are not oshinguishable. » Which 1s
th te offer Jan 0 colonies were seen on my Arsh
afenpt. This Covll be de to He loop not coofng property
Lehre He mocvlation. resulting in all bacteria pe olie-
Conchsion:
Sheak plating Can seve 23 a guich method! for
jsolaling. Inicroorganismns. Homerer, excyohonal Reabniger
is KiuINd 40 obtain perfect, Confable colnjes at
tee end:| Lamia Lihah 7
Lxverinenf. 8: Gram Shining
. Lphoolction;
Gram sfairmg is o process fr difrentokng Layeen phe
2 prnciok grops bf backria ~ Gram Posifie anol ram
negate. [his ts ohne on fe boss of Heir Alf walf
compasion. Named offer Dr. Cristian Gram, fois Aopular
staining method savohes ¢ reagenls over 4 SHPS_
1) Crystal violet ston
2) Grams jodie sfain (mordant)
) 96L ety| aleobol decolorizer
4) Safranin Courker-shaiy
| Bosal :
Figure : Gran Shain ing
Upon inspection. we observe fyck. perp =shained rod “shaped
Sackeria iin clysfers, 05 well cs smaller, pink-staved.
pocdt-shaped Lackria scafere! Hroughout. A magnikeotion
th 00x 5 reguirtd +o wer this properh,Love bailleh 16
I. jon: -
ib cary owt His everett, cach sholut fook a shell
oss shed and pachad o snear on tt. A dup A saline
solution wos put on te stde using a sterile hnoculabing hoop.
thing te bop. a sample was falen bam Gg mixed culure,
arc sneared tia a Cirlar motion on Phe gloss she.
lath. fhe shite twos feat fired. Cr tushector casi shed
us tn aching fle reagents. Arsh was costal violet, fle
Primacy Shain foal sbawed all cals wolet offer Tmin-
Then, Grams Tockue wos cpofed br anofrer. mule offer
breshing ol the ceyshal violef This ach hke & mordant.
forming an rasolubse compoend with He prinard stan,
olled crystel viokt raclne compks CC). whith bind
perranently fo mognesiom —riLowckic acd, only present
ya Gram pos'hve coll walls. Lue fo Abs. only Gran-
-paifie backrio are able fo refain Pe violet cobur.
an after decolerising uith ofhyf aleohol. Lastly, He
shde js wesked end sofpanin 1s opphed fr $Sveconck
fo visvellze He Gram regabre bacterin. The purple rod
shaped bacteria are fitely Bouiles or lactobaceles, mbyle
swaler pink rods coll be Ecol.
"|Z onclusion :
Through fle Gram Shaining process, he Can Porefove
Ashaguish ano! vdnb ly varius species of Gram - park
aac! Gran- ragafre bacteria, and ofo visvablzo Heir
relate shape and size.
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