Paul McCartney (Chapman’s boyfriend) inoculates Staphylococcus aureus into a culture medium. Following incubation, both Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are determined to be growing in this culture. What is the most likely explanation?     

Which of the following is most likely to be used in a typical microbiology laboratory (like ours!!!)?    

The chromophore of the basic dye is the positive ion.

Motility is best observed with a??                

_____________  is the science of categorizing organisms in divisions of similarity

Assume you stain Bacillus megaterium by applying malachite green with heat and then counterstaining with safranin. Through the microscope, the green structures are    

In the name Escherichia coli, coli is the              

___________  is the study of organisms that are too small to be seen without magnification.

The use of oil with certain high power objective lenses increases  

 _____________ is the term that refers to the observation and recording both macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of a culture.