Agar Lab Report

Research Paper # 116939

Chemistry > Biochemistry

Agar Lab Report

This is a lab report written for microbiology on the results of a test done with the nutrient, agar.

871 words () | 2 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This report discusses the results of the effects of the nutrient, agar on bacteria found on bathroom surfaces. The report describes the materials used and the methods in which they are used. The paper then examines and interprets the results of the experiment. This paper includes tables and graphs that illustrate the findings of the test.

Table of Contents:
Objective
Materials and Methods
Results
Interpretation
References

From the Paper:

"The agar used was Nutrient Agar. According to (Colome, et. al., 1986), Nutrient Agar includes 3.0 g Beef extract, 5.0 g Tryptone, 15.0 g Agar and 1000.0 ml Distilled water. The final pH is 7.0 at 25 degrees C. This is a complex infusion agar that "supports the growth of nonfastidious heterotrophic microorganisms" (D11). It can be a selective media depending on what nutrients are added. According to Bauman (2009), "Selective media typically contain substances that either favor the growth of particular microorganisms or inhibit the growth of unwanted ones" (p. 180). Here, however, the nutrient agar is being used to grow whatever bacteria it might be inoculated with."

Sample of Sources Used:

Colome, Jaime S., et. al. (1986). Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company.
Bauman, Robert W. (2009). Microbiology (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Education, Inc.