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Innovating Science Intro to Microbiology - Bacterial Growth and Staining

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Item #: 2134333

In this activity students will collect and grow bacteria and then learn techniques for studying the bacteria they have grown.

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Description

Bacteria, good and bad, is all around us. Students will perform a simple staining technique on bacterial cells to study the morphology. They will also perform a differential staining technique, Gram staining, on bacterial cells and determine if the collected bacteria are Gram-positive, Gram-negative, or both.

Features

  • Provides hands-on science learning for students
  • Easy to use kit is perfect for students and beginners
  • Ideal for classrooms, labs and home school lessons
    • Includes:

    • 20 Sterile Petri Dishes

    • 2 x 200mL Prepared Nutrient Agar

    • 20 Sterile Cotton Swabs, pk/2

    • 1 x 30mL Methylene Blue

    • 1 x 30mL Crystal Violet

    • 1 x 30mL Gram's Iodine

    • 1 x 30mL Safranin O

    • 4 x 30mL Ethanol, 95%

    • 1 pk/72 Microscope Slides

    • 1 pk/100 Coverslips

    Innovating Science Intro to Microbiology - Bacterial Growth and Staining