"bacteria"

Red-pigmented halophile from evaporating salt ponds; requires 25% salt medium, lyses easily in plain water, releasing DNA.

This yellow, shiny organism is known to cause wound infections and more famously, toxic shock syndrome.

This filamentous cyanobacteria is comprised of heterocysts and akinetes that are terminally located on the filament.

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

A collection of some of the strains of Escherichia coli needed to grow various coliphages (available separately).

Found in seawater and marine animals. Young cultures luminescent.

Produces orange pigments. 

Frequent human isolate. Causes gastroenteritis.

From sewage and human intestine. Causes dysentery. 

This non-pathogenic strain of E. coli was initially created for cloning use.

This organism is normal flora of human skin.

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

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

Normal flora of the mouth and throat. Lancefield group K, gamma hemolysis. 

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

Found in fresh water. Chromogenesis; blue to purple pigments produced. Motile. Rods. Gram negative reaction. Aerobic. Incubation temperature 30°C. Blood agar growth medium. Note: Pathogen.

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