Selective Media Virtual Lab
Overview
This is a selective media lab that has been remixed to incorporate a virtual lab. I will add stock photos of "results" soon that can be used for the data analysis portion.
Selective Media Lab
Adapted from CUNY Academic Works - 2016 Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology: Discovering the Unseen World Through Hands-On Investigation. By: Joan Petersen CUNY Queensborough Community College and Susan McLaughlin CUNY Queensborough Community College
Remixing to accommodate a virtual lab.
Culturing Microorganisms from Environmental Samples
Each pair of students: 1 MSA plate, 1 EMB plate, 1 TSA plate; 1 tube of sterile water; 1 sterile swab.
(The highlighted part will be done via virtual lab demonstration)
Pick one part of the environment that you would like to sample. Possibilities include: bottom of shoe, floor, cell phone, sponge on table, or the bottom of your handbag or backpack. Be inventive—pick an area you would find interesting! My environmental sample is from:_____________________________
Moisten a swab in the sterile water; before the removing the swab, press it against the side of the tube to remove excess moisture.
Firmly swab the region you would like to sample.
Use the swab to inoculate the TSA plate, streaking the entire surface of the plate. Use the same swab to streak the MS plate and the EMB plate.
Dispose of the swab in designated plastic container at your lab table. (DO NOT throw swabs in the regular garbage!)
Incubate the plates until the next lab period.
Students will organize and analyze data in charts like the example below: