"Wardssci090026"

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

Both of these strains of Serratia marcescens are colorless mutants when plated alone, but when grown together, they produce a red pigment.

No Lancefield group shown, alpha hemolysis. Bile solubility test positive, optochin sensitive. Causes pneumonia. 

Penicillium notatum is a deuteromycete that produces penicillin. It is available in normal and high-yield strains.

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

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

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

Lancefield group A, beta hemolysis. Sensitive to bacitracin. Causes strep throat, rheumatic fever, and scarlet fever.

This organism is occasionally isolated from soil, but most frequently from smegma- a secretion from male and female genitalia.

This large culture collection includes the specimens presented most often in university textbooks