Jove Lab Bio

Lab 24: Microbial and Fungal Diversity — Materials List

Preparation for 10 Students

• Inoculating loop
  5
• Microscope slides
  20
• Microscope cover slips
  20
• Bacillus cereus (culture plate)
  1 per station
• Micrococcus luteus (culture plate)
  1 per station
• Rhodospirillum rubrum (culture plate)
  1 per station
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus (culture plate)
  1 per station
• Apothecium prepared slide with asci
  1 per station
• Bunsen burner
  1 per station
• Lighter
  1 per station
• Crystal Violet
  1 per station
• Gram’s Iodine
  1 per station
• 95% ethanol
  1 per station
• Distilled water
  1 per station
• Safranin
  1 per station
• Compound microscope
  Dependent on the lab size
• Dissecting microscope
  Dependent on the lab size
• Nutrient agar
  Dependent on the lab size
• Petri plates
  Dependent on the lab size
• Parafilm
  Dependent on the lab size