The theory of spontaneous generation states that:

If you stopped the gram stain process after rinsing off the alcohol, which scenario would you see?

Provide two examples of characteristics that could be used to classify bacterium.

You perform an entire gram stain procedure from start to finish.  After you finish you, realize you forgot the step containing the Mordant, what color would the gram-positive and gram-negative cells be on your slide?

List 2 specific examples of chemical agents of microbial control (they can be either disinfection or sterilization).

In the above diagram, if black represents bacterial growth, which of the tubes represents growth of a strict or obligate anaerobe?

Which of the following statements uses the correct nomenclature?

Lysozyme:

Which of the following statements about bacterial genetic material is false?

Griffith’s experiments with mice proved that there was “transforming principle” and Avery, McCleod, and McCarty proved that the “transforming principle” was: