That's All Folks! -Day 11 of Lab

LAST DAY OF LAB!!!!   

... and we finally found out which type of bacteria we had.  After narrowing down our bacteria, we discovered that our bacteria was part of the enterobacter family.  At this pint, it was very difficult to narrow down exactly what kind of bacteria it was because many types of these bacteria react very similarly.  We observed this first hand because Theresa and Elaine also had bacteria from the same family as us, and almost all of their tests had the same results.  After searching through many books, we were able to figure out that our bacteria was called Enterobacter aerogenes.

Next we took our yogurt out of the incubator.  The bacteria from the yogurt we added the day before curdled the milk into yogurt.  It was most excellent (with a little bit of sugar, any way.  We let it incubate slightly too long).



As we were leaving class, Dr. Pathakamuri showed us the plate that we inoculated with water before and after we used the UV light.  The results were pretty incredible.  The side of the plate that was labeled “after” had significantly less colonies on it.



In conclusion, it has been a fantastic 3 weeks of Med Micro.  We've learned an incredible amount about medicine and diseases, and how they relate to everyday situations.  We've also become pros at ultimate frisbee.  So, thanks for reading our blog, hope you've enjoyed it.  Here's to a great mini-session!