"Ward's Phenomena Lab Activities"

Students determine contamination levels of ground beef in different environments.

Isolated from straw, can also be found in the soil, and acts as a decomposer. Slight anti-bacterial activity. With coenocytic hyphae

Freshwater. Colonial. Sheet of many cells one cell thick. Soil-water medium.

Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars.

This organism is commonly isolated from soil or water, and produces a pink or rose colored pigment.

Three Morphology Types in One Tube

Normal flora of respiratory tract. Beta-lactamase positive. Also known by the name Branhamella catarrhalis

Hemolysis, the rupture of red blood cells, is induced by certain species of streptococcal bacteria that produce extracellular hemolysin.  Observe this phenomenon with this set of 3 non-pathogenic species

Everything you need to safetly collect and culture bacteria and fungi from your environment

Oscillatoria is a genus of filamentous green algae that moves by sliding filaments back and forth against each other.

Fascinate students with some of the simplest light-producing organisms