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Identification of an unknown quiz
You will be using information and techniques you have learned to identify an unknown.
In the real
world, identification of a bacteria requires a number of biochemical tests and media (or genetic
methods).
But since we are going to narrow it down to a few bacteria that differ in at least one
characteristic, we will be able to do this.
This quiz is worth 50 points, so be very thorough in your
answers.
You will need the Table of Bacteria to complete this assignment.
1.
You have been provided with a broth culture containing an unknown (the unknown will come
from the table).
The instructor tells you that the broth culture is pure, but since so much of your
grade is riding on this, you want to make sure.
What would be the first thing you do to obtain a
pure culture, and why?
(4 points)
To obtain a pure culture of bacteria I would spread the bacteria on the surface of a solid medium so
that
a single cell occupies an isolated portion of the agar surface. Than I would inoculate the
culture to transfer the culture to another medium while using the aseptic technique. After this, I
would spread the bacterium on an agar medium using the quadrant streak method to obtain
isolated colonies. Using the aseptic technique for the retrieval and placement of the suspected
pure culture helps to ensure that no other microorganisms compromise the integrity of the original
broth culture and the later placed agar medium. Using the quadrant streak method to obtain
isolated colonies for this suspected pure culture is to identify the bacterium, spread it across the
quadrants to purify it by diluting the strain. This single cell will go through repeated multiplication
to produce a visible colony of similar cells, or clones
2.
Below is an image of your unknown growing on TSA. (5 points)
a.
Describe the growth of your unknown on TSA, using information you learned in Lab 4.
Make
sure to provide enough information to help you determine what unknown you have.
I believe
this growth of this unknown has isolated coloniesthe bacterium pigment is white/beige, has round
shape, has entire margins, and opacity is opaque, the colonies also seem smooth.
3.
Below are your Gram stain results. (8 points)
a.
What does this result tell you (consider gram reaction, shape, morphology)?
This result
of the gram stain tells me the bacterium is gram negative the cell shape and morphology
are
bacillus single and the cell arrangement is irregular opaque and rough
b.
Using your Table of Bacteria, which bacteria can you exclude?
Explain your answer, and
list your evidence. (Please provide the specific names of the bacteria you can cross off
your list.) I can exclude staphylococcus aureus, micrococcus luteus due to this being
gram negative.
3.
You determine the temperature requirements of your unknown, and get the following results.
‘-‘ means no growth; ‘+/-‘ means there may be slight growth; ‘+’ means slight amount of growth; ‘++’
means moderate amount of growth; and ‘+++’ means heavy growth.
(9 points)
Bacteria
4C
refrigerator
10
C
25
C
37
C
55
C
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-
-
-
-
+++
a.
Is this bacteria a psychrophile, psychrotroph, mesophile, or thermophile?
How do you know?
This bacteria is a thermophile because it thrives in higher temperatures and has more growth in higher
temperatures.
b.
Based on your results, what is the optimum temperature of your bacteria? 45-80 degree
celcius
c.
Based on this answer, are there any other bacteria you can exclude?
Why, or why not? I can
exclude all in the table except bacillus stearothermophilus due to the there only being one thermophile
listed.
4.
You determine the oxygen requirements of your unknown bacteria and receive the following results.
(12 points)
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