The Carolina™ Environmental Microbiology Kit includes 72 Microscope Slides 4 Sterile Collection Tubes 5 Sterile Pipets 40 Sterile Petri Dishes Nutrient Agar Bottle Medium 50 Sterile Swabs 2 Sterile Splints 2 Tubes Sterile Water 100 Wooden Applicators Crystal Violet Solution 2 Disposal Bags

Carolina™ Long-Life Media Kits - Great for Science Fair Projects! No Autoclave needed No special equipment or training required No wasted media Each bottled media kit contains petri dishes and prepared bottled media for pouring 20 plates. Unopened media bottles have a 9-12 month shelf life. Pour as needed to reduce the amount of expired media.

Introduces the student to the study of microbes in the immediate environment. Suitable for a class of up to 30 students and may be used at any educational level.

Students learn to pour plates, isolate molds and bacteria from a variety of sources, make plate counts of bacterial colonies, and prepare slides for microscopic examination. With student instructions and teacher’s manual.

Note: A microscope, preferably with an oil-immersion lens, is needed but not included.