"Educational Materials"
NYS Investigations Grade 5 - What's in the Bag?
The NYS investigations kits have been tested by local NYS teachers to make sure they work in the classroom.
Ward's® Live Clostridium beijerinckii Culture
All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.
Ward's® Live Rhizobium leguminosarum Culture
Nitrogen fixation, produces nodules on legume roots. Bacteroids from nodules can be X, Y, and club shapes.
Ward's® Live Streptomyces griseus Culture
Produces streptomycin. Branching mycelium and coenocytic hyphae.
Ward's® Live Neisseria flava Culture
Isolated from human nasopharynx. Presumably not related to N. sicca; some relation to N. gonorrhoeae. Often agglutinates in saline.
NYS Investigations Grade 5 - Cloud in a Bottle
The NYS investigations kits have been tested by local NYS teachers to make sure they work in the classroom.
Ward's® Live Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum Culture
This organism is normally isolated from soil and is a non-pathogenic strain of the mycobacterium genus.
Preserved Rabbits
Standard formalin preserved rabbits, packed in vacuum-sealed bags. One rabbit per bag.
Ward's® Live Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Culture
This organism is commonly isolated from human nasopharyngeal mucosa
Ward's® Pure Preserved Pregnant Cow Uterus
Ward's® PURE Preserved Specimens - the best dissection experience from start to finish.
Ward's® Live Citrobacter koseri Culture
All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.
Ward's® Live Streptococcus gallolyticus Culture
Isolated from the alimentary tract of cows. Lancefield group D, gamma hemolysis. May be pathogenic in humans.
Ward's® Live Proteus hauseri Culture - PATHOGEN
Isolated from human urinary tract and wound infections, this organism is identifiable by its characteristic putrefactive odor.
Agrobacterium tumafaciens
A. tumefaciens is a pathogenic soil bacterium known to cause grown gall disease, in nut trees and the plants of some stone fruits.
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
This organism is an aerobic organism that is commonly found as part of normal human intestinal flora. It is pathogenic.

