What is that plate called that you can use to measure bacteria on?

7 Responses to What is that plate called that you can use to measure bacteria on?

1. ralph33 says:

   January 4, 2013 at 12:09 am

   petri dish

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2. nunya says:

   January 4, 2013 at 1:04 am

   petri dish

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3. vbunnyboy says:

   January 4, 2013 at 1:27 am

   If you are trying to grow bacteria for the experiment, you will need petri dishes with an agarose gel (a gel that contains essential nutrients for the growth of bacteria) covering the base of the dish. All you have to do is swab the bacteria sample all over the gel and wait for a day or two. I would also recommend some sort of incubator that you can use to keep the bacteria at a constant temperature in order to ensure that they grow at an optimum rate.

   PS. If you do use agarose filled petri dishes, store them upside down so that condensation does not fall onto your bacterial sample and create a nasty mushy mess (the bacteria will stay attached to the gel by themselves). I am free to answer any more questions you may have!

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4. min says:

   January 4, 2013 at 2:13 am

   Definitely a petri-dish but you also need a ‘growing medium’ to find out exactly what bacteria is growing on the items you have q-tipped.

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5. 2006,2010,2014 says:

   January 4, 2013 at 2:36 am

   Petri dishes are generic bacterial growth mediums. You can also get fancier material that are selective and differential, meaning that they will grow only certain types of bacteria or a specific type of microorganism. Some examples include Blood Agar plates (hemolytic activity) and Nutrient Agar plates (spore formation).

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6. roll tide! says:

   January 4, 2013 at 2:57 am

   a petri dish

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7. the guy says:

   January 4, 2013 at 3:02 am

   a petri dish

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