Bacteria - Living Material

Students determine contamination levels of ground beef in different environments.

Found in seawater and marine animals. Young cultures luminescent.

This organism is commonly isolated in soil and produces antibiotics such as bacitracin, subtilisin, and mycobacillin.

This organism is a common inhabitant of intestinal flora, and can be a major cause of urinary tract infection.

This species of Rhodospirillum is commonly isolated from stagnant water and mud. It is especially interesting because it produces a red pigment and is also capable of photosynthesis.

Kocuria rhizophila is also commonly known by the name Micrococcus luteus. This organism is commonly isolated from soil, and is frequently used to test antimicrobial efficacy in the food industry.

This organism is commonly isolated from soil, and depending upon the temperature of its environment, can produce a distinctive red pigment.

This organism is normal flora of human skin.

This organism is often times isolated from food; in large amounts it can cause food poisoning

This organism is a common environmental isolate, and can be found in soil as well as in industrial settings.

Produces orange pigments. 

E. coli with JM101 can be transformed with pUC8 plasmid to become resistant to Ampicillin and to metabolize lactose

Isolated from soil. Forms red pigment (best on high carbohydrate medium) and has oval eccentric spores. 

Noted for capsular swelling. Causes pneumonia and urinary tract infections.

Isolated from sewage, human intestines, and urinary tract infections. Spreading colonies are seen on agar growth medium. 

Frequent human isolate. Causes gastroenteritis.