Streak plate technique cultural characteristics streaking guide. Guide to the identification of an unknown bacterium methods and report format pg. It is essentially a dilution technique that involves spreading a loopful of. There are different techniques you can use for streaking for isolation. University of groningen femtosecond streaking of electron. The pattern of streaking shown below consistently yields good results in this course, but is not the only technique that can be used. Streaking definition of streaking by the free dictionary. The second sector will then be at the top for streaking and then the plate is turned again so that the third sector can be streaked. To ensure that we obtain pure cultures we spread colony material onto a fresh agar plate using a dilution streaking method.
In microbiology, streaking is a technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism, often bacteria. Manual versus automated streaking system in clinical microbiology laboratory. For native page in phastgel gradient 415, please see separation technique file no. Immediately streak the inoculating loop very gently over a quarter of the plate using a back and forth motion see area 1 in the figure above. It also allows to check a stock culture very fast for contaminations with other bacteria by simply inspecting the single colonies by eye different bacteria often look different. Pour plate technique page 56 for bacterial enumeration david b. The streaking is a fast and reliable technique, which works especially well when you want to test a larger number of bacterial cultures.
This is an indirect printing technique that requires a cutter. After inoculating the bacteria into the media, it was left to grow for 48 hours until the following meeting day in where the results were to be observed and studied. Isolation is also achieved using the streaking technique. Maybe you can try switching to a new technique and see which you prefer. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Watch the following movie which demonstrates the technique of streaking a plate and then practice the technique on a piece of paper with a pencil and then using an. Microbiologists frequently isolate bacteria using one of several streak plate techniques. Attendance in lecture and lab is required for successful completion of the course. Combining attosecond angular streaking with state of the art multielectron. Going back to the edge of area 1 that you just streaked, extend the streaks into the second quarter of the plate area 2.
Pick an isolated colony from the agar plate culture and spread it over the first quadrant approximately 14 of the plate using close parallel streaks or insert your loop into the tubeculture bottle and remove some inoculum. Using the right compression technology means that pdf files can be compressed to the. Pour plate technique for bacterial enumeration david b. Note that the inoculating loop is flame sterilized between each step, and with each series of streaks the density of. Lab 8 an introduction to biochemical testing of the characteristics of bacteria starch hydrolysis dnaase. That works but slows the drawings down drastically.
However, care must be taken when plating cells as an open flame and ethanol are used in order to maintain a sterile environment and equipment. In microbiology, streaking is a technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of. Molecular weight range the gradient in the separation gel determines the molecular weight range that is possible to analyze in one run. See the instructional photo that appears with this article. Isolation of a specific bacterium from other bacterial species in a given sample allows microbiologists to study its structure and function, characteristics used in its identification. An introduction to microbiology, aseptic technique and safety preparation safety guidelines 1. Attosecond angular streaking could also be combined with a pumpprobe method to yield both a fast time measurement as the minute hand. New or revised documents should be controlled within the laboratory in accordance with the. Swab method procedures for easygel introduction there are two swabbing methods with easygel. Look at the pictures below and write the method of making money underneath the picture.
Samples can then be taken from the resulting colonies and a microbiological culture can be grown on a new plate so that the organism can be identified, studied, or tested. Read the streak plate method or streaking for isolation in tortora et. Reflame inoculating loop and cool by stabbing it into the agar away from the first primary streak. Technologies for shrinking pdf files in software used for shrinking pdf files, compression technology is all important and it is even more important that the right type is used. Solved black streaks when printing a pdf adobe software. Poster 19, congress of the institute of biomedical science. Adobe acrobat allows you to attach other files to specific locations inside a pdf. Watch the following movie which demonstrates the technique of streaking a plate and then practice the technique on a piece of paper with a pencil and then using an empty petri dish. Alternatively, throat swab specimens can be obtained by dual swabs or by two sequential swabs for the culture procedure.
He developed a technique to produce a pure culture based on his. Streaking cells to obtain individual colonies is usually the first step in genetic manipulations of microorganisms. Arc 10 print to pdf ugly streaks lines in pdf geonet. Streak plating is a microbiology laboratory method that has two major disadvantages. You insert a roll or sheets of vinyl, and a blade cuts out shapes that then have to be weeded and heat applied using a heat press. We currently use canvas as a supplement to both the lecture and lab portions of the class. I ran the clean printhead and align printhead tools. The first is to use the easygel to moisten a swab and then swab a surface. Temporal characterization of individual harmonics of an. Aseptic technique, dilution, streaking, and spread.
Look at the pictures below and write the method of making. Locate the bunsen burner in a central position on the lab bench to avoid reaching over the flame. A temporal resolution of 550fs is experimentally demonstrated, while the route to streaking with sub250fs temporal resolution is outlined. Fankhauser, phd 5 july 1989, rvsd 18 july 93, 21 july 95, 23 july 96, 21 july 97. The second is to pour the bottle of easygel into the dish, allow it to solidify, and then swab a surface and streak the swab across the surface of the solidified dish. Here, we present a temporal characterization of individual harmonics using the streaking technique 16 with a strong terahertz transient. Note that the inoculating loop is flame sterilized between each step, and with each series of streaks the density of cells is decreased. Here is how you can manage the process of combining pdfs on both macs and pcs. Streaking definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
Before beginning, clear off and disinfect the lab bench with 70% ethanol and arrange the tubes, pipet tips, and culture media within easy reach. Incubate 24 ho urs at 3 7 c until co lonies a re well forme d. The most common implement for streaking is the wire loop. Methods for sterile transfer of cultures in broth or on plates. Instruction for use streak microbial contamination monitoring. Sterilize the transfer loop before obtaining a specimen. Standard operating procedure spreading liquid cultures of. Method for streaking plates to obtain isolated colonies. The key to successful sterile technique is to work quickly and efficiently. The streaking technique allows for parallel capturing of temporal information as opposed to the serial data acquisition in a conventional scanning femtosecond electron diffraction.
How can i improve my streaking for isolation techniques. Streaking from one petri plate to a fresh petri plate materials bunsen burner inoculating loop marking pen. Fankhauser, phd 5 july 1989, rvsd 18 july 93, 21 july 95, 23 july 96, 21 july 97, 17 july 98, 28 jan 00, 28 june 02, 23july09, 22july10. Repeat the streaking procedure steps 5 through 8 for the other colonies to be purified. The streaking technique used was streaking for isolation. Methods for sterilizing media and glassware in the classroom. This manual has been written for a righthanded person. Different inoculation methods used in bacteriology. Msa agar the streaking technique used was streaking for. Basic and practical microbiology autumn 2017 the ohio state university lecture meets for 3 classroom hours per week, on monday, wednesday, and friday.
Streaks should be performed by initially introducing an inoculum of the culture onto a small area of the medium plate. Recently when printing a pdf file, the streaking print is across the top of the page. It is a pdf document but the system that generates it is web based. The patented innovative automated streaking technique of the bd kiestra inoqula ensured a consistent streaking of the agar plates. Turn these culture media dishes bottom side up and label the perimeter of the dishes with your initials, date, section number and table number, temperature of incubation, type of medium. An introduction to microbiology, aseptic technique and safety. Dipstick strep a test before streaking the swab, as the extraction solution will destroy the bacteria on the swab, thereby rendering the organism incapable of successful culturing. Streak plates and spread plates to obtain single colonies. There are all these wierd gray lines on the solid hatch. Streak plate 11 pour plate 12 using a spreader spread plate 14 working with moulds 15 incubation 16.
Optimum temperatures for growth of common lab strains. Sterile technique, page 5 1999 science in the real world. Use an inoculating loop for streaking bacteria on plates. Jun 16, 2008 adobe acrobat allows you to attach other files to specific locations inside a pdf. What are the disadvantages of the streak plate method. It is essentially a dilution technique that involves spreading a loopful of culture over the surface of an agar plate. Obtain one macconkey agar mac, two brain heart infusion bhi and one columbia nalidixic acid agar cna plates. The streak plate method is a rapid qualitative isolation method. Sterilize the inoculating loop in the bunsen burner by clicking on the loop and dragging it to the burner. Do you have multiple pdf files that need to be combined into one big document.
A different streaking technique with subfemtosecond time resolution was demonstrated before, the socalled attosecondstreaking or energy streaking with which the electric field of a fewcycle pulse has been measured with 200 as time resolution 1. Get answers from your peers along with millions of it pros who visit spiceworks. This embeds the file within the pdf, so that a recipient of the pdf can save the attachment to their drive. Aseptic technique is also essential for isolation of a single species of microorganism from a mixed culture to obtain a pure culture. Microbes in action this material may be duplicated by teachers for use in the classroom. Instruction for use streak microbial contamination. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Objectives to demonstrate good aseptic technique in culture transfer or inoculation and in handling sterile materials. Module context this module introduces microbiological laboratory techniques to be used for analysis of coliforms bacteria can be used as indicators of pollution. This involves the aseptic transfer of a small quantity of culture to a sterile petri dish containing medium. To streak a specimen from a culture tube, metal transfer loops are first sterilized by flaming the wire loop held in the light blue area of a bunsen burner.
Streaking the agar plate for isolation is performed on selective media so that certain types of microbes are encouraged to grow, while others are inhibited. A systematic procedure, formula, or routine by which a task is accomplished. With a partner, put these methods into order 1 6 with 1 being the safest and 6 being the riskiest. Each cell then reproduces to form a visible colony composed of genetically identical clones.
To demonstrate skill in isolation of organisms from a mixed culture using selective and differential media. Some selective media contain color indicators or ph indicators to show the differences between organisms. Using the right compression technology means that pdf files can be compressed to the maximum possible extent without affecting their quality. Printercutter this type of equipment marries an inkjet printer with a vinyl cutter. By using streak plate technique to spread a clinical sample out on the surface of a solid growth medium individual types of bacteria can be isolated. Isolate single bacterial colonies by the streakplating method. Use pourplating and spreadplating methods to determine the concentration of bacteria. Sterilize the inoculating loop in the bunsen burner by putting the loop into the flame until it is red hot. Basic practical microbiology why microbiology matters.