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Thetacoccus:ASimulated
BacteriaCultureLabActivity
Safe,ConvenientAlternative
toLivingBacterialCultures
It’sthe latestdevelopmentforsafer labwork inschools:theactivities inthiskit
useThetacoccus,asimulatedculturewithpolyamide/acrylicmicrospheresthat
havebiochemicalcharacteristicssimilarto livecultures.Studentscantestand
stainThetacoccuswithouttherisksof infectionorcontaminationassociated
withworkingwith livecultures.What’smore,becausetheculture isartificial,
there’snospecialshippingorstoragerequirements,making itevenmore
convenientforaneducationalenvironment.Thiskitcomeswithallmaterialsfor
avarietyof labactivities, includingGramstainingandbiochemical,protease,
andcoagulasetesting. It includesenoughThetacoccustomake200testing
samples,allothernecessarymaterials includingstainandmedia,andateacher’s
guidewithsuggestedexperiments.
$59.25
Ward’sAntibioticResistanceKit
CompareBacteriaWithandWithoutNaturalResistance
Usingtwotypesofcommon,naturallyoccurring,nonpathogenicbacteria,stu-
dentsgrowa lawnofeachwithpenicillin-impregnateddiscsoneachplate.The
bacteriawithnaturalresistanceshouldcompletelycovertheplatewithgrowth,
whilethebacteriawithoutresistancewillshowazoneof inhibition(aringof
nogrowtharoundthedisc). Itcomeswith
Escherichiacoli
and
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
tubecultures,materialsforfive labgroups,and instructions.
Note:
Includesperishablematerials.Pleasespecifydeliverydate.
$79.99
BacteriaDiversity
FecalColiformTestKit
DetermineWhetherWaterisPollutedbySewage
Easilytestforwaterpollutionduetothepresenceofsewage, indicatedbythe
presenceof
E.coli,
inwatersamplesyousupply.Forevengreaterconvenience,
thespecialmediumsuppliedturnsthebacteria inquestionbluetohelpstudents
distinguish itfromothertypesofbacteriathatmayalsobepresent. Itcomes
with instructionsandmaterialsfor20tests.
Note:
TheMilliporeBasicEquipment,
required, isavailableseparately.
$165.85
MilliporeFilterKits
