The city which was found to be the worst culprit for germ-ridden pumps was Nottingham. The petrol stations in the area are ...

The Nottingham site recorded a staggering 1,720 CFU (Colony-forming units) of this bacteria, far higher than the levels typically found on a clean toilet seat, which usually sit below 100 CFU/m².

“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...

until the colonies no longer produced enough slippery surfactant to spread effectively. "When put into an environment where ...

Over the next few sessions in lab you will be learning how to isolate bacterial colonies into individual species. This allows for the creation of a pure culture, a culture of bacteria containing only ...

Microorganisms are ubiquitous; that is, they are present nearly everywhere. In this lab you will try to isolate bacteria and other microorganisms from various sources using different types of media.

Under ideal conditions, bacterial cell proliferation is exponential, transforming an empty Petri dish into a lush “lawn” of growth. However, as a bacterial colony develops, “growing pains” are ...

Oligosaccharides from one of the samples killed a strep colony, while the other four samples had moderate or low bacteria-fighting activity, according to the university’s statement. Sugars in the milk ...