Bacteria - Living Material

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

Used for culturing Dictyostelium discoideum (cellular slime mold). 

From soil and water rich in minerals. Organism of putrefaction.

Found in seawater and marine animals. Young cultures luminescent.

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.

Colorless, most widely dispersed of the Serratia species. 

This organism is normally isolated from soil and is a non-pathogenic strain of the mycobacterium genus.

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.

Students determine contamination levels of ground beef in different environments.

The presence of A. viscolactis in milk is a common cause for sliminess or "ropiness".

Found on dental plaque, implicated in cavities. No Lancefield group shown, gamma hemolysis. 

Frequent human isolate. Causes gastroenteritis.

From sewage and human intestine. Causes dysentery. 

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

Produces orange pigments. 

Isolated from milk, ferments lactose. Lancefield group N, gamma hemolysis