Sunday, September 24, 2017

E-portfolio microbiology basic techniques (week 2)

E-portfolio (Teknik asas mikrobiologi)

This week I have learnt the culture transfer techniques.Microorganisms  are transferred from one medium to another medium to another by subculturing.I have learnt the proper aseptic techniques which its aim to reduce the contamination from the environment to the culture.I learnt that there are three cultures medium which are the  broth,agar slant and agar deep.I also learn about the material and apparatus used like Bijou bottle,micropipette,bacteriological tube,autoclave which  are used to sterilize equipment and supplies by subjecting them to high-pressure saturated steam at 121 °C (249 °F) for around 15–20 minutes and inoculating needles or loop.We transfer the bacteria (Serratia marcescens) ,broth culture “A” and broth culture “B” to agar slant,agar deep and broth.The culture “B” are used as the control of this experiment.The transfer of culture “A”  and Serratia marcescens to the agar slant deep and broth produced a positive results.I have also learnt to label the apparatus properly.
from Serratia marcescens to nutrient medium

from culture B to nutrient medium

from culture "A" to nutrient medium

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