Beginning - Easy to perform; requires no experience in microbiology.Antibiotics are chemicals produced by one microbe that inhibit other microbes. Students study the effect of 6 different antibiotics on a Gram-positive bacterium and a Gram-negative bacterium. Exercise requires 3 consecutive days to complete.
The Demonstration Kit is for individual use by the teacher or a student; the Classroom Kit is designed for a class of 30 students.
Keep bacteria cultures at room temperature; do not incubate or refrigerate. Refrigerate antibiotic disks until use; do not freeze.** Kit and perishable components will ship separately and may arrive on different days.
