I just got done with highschool and am planning to pursue bsc in microbiology in my country what can i read up on or should prepare myself with to help me before college starts for me?

Hello,

I am interested in finding out what biology domain / branch specializes in Endosymbiosis, Organelles, and Symbiogenesis. Moreover, if you have references to material on this subject please.

Thank you.

I’m currently taking microbiology lab and we’re doing an unknown lab project where we choose a number and we get a random bacteria. We then go through several tests to identify the bacteria. I need help with writing out the lab report that comes with the project. I’ve never written a single scientific paper and I feel like I was thrown to the wolves. Would anyone be kind enough to send me a template? How would I go about writing the purposes and backgrounds for each tests I did?

I did start writing the basic things I know about each test but with some tests I’ve only written about one or two sentences and I feel it’s inadequate. For example, for the oxidase test I wrote “The purpose of the oxidase test is to detect the presence of cytochrome C”.

What else should I add?

There is no pond near where I live. So I can't get pond water regularly to examine it under a microscope. I want the life in the pond water I collect to not end.

There are live aquatic plants on the surface of the water in the jar and a very thin layer of pond soil at the bottom. I open the lid of the jar twice a day to let oxygen into it. I keep the lid closed to prevent the water from evaporating and I do not put the jar in a place exposed to direct sunlight.

Apart from these, how can I contribute to preventing the nutritional values in the water from decreasing? Thanks.

So Ive seen a few posts about having a BS in bio/micro but would rather not get a masters or PhD. I do want to, but im not sure what i should look into more. I dont want to get too passionate about a certain field just for it to not be easy to find a job with. Also, I dont have my BS yet so I have time to think about it

Hey guys, I’ve graduated with a BS in Biology and didn’t find my true passion until my senior year. I’m kind of lost now and not sure how I can become a microbiologist? I have no experience yet because I recently graduated. I’ve only worked 6+ years in customer service. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? Do I need a masters degree? Should I just apply to every microbiology job I see? Sorry… I’m lost and just need some suggestions. I fucking love microbes

I was under the impression that Staphylococcus aureus would have a weak BEAA result, is the posted result unusual? Furthermore, would it be possible for Staphylococcus aureus to produce these results or am I possibly misidentifying?

BEAA results (left)

I’m doing an unknown project for my medical micro class and all signs point to C. xerosis EXCEPT motility. Is it possible some strains are motile/ have that adaptation ?

Hi Everyone,

This is for a microbiology class project and we are trying to isolate S. Epi. We used a Mannitol Salt Agar plate and the plate turned out good. However, I am not sure if all the colonies presented are likely to be S. Epi or not? What other types of test should I do to make sure the colonies are not some other Staphylococcus? Thank you!

Plate After 24 hrs in 37 C

Hi all! I hope I do this correctly. I am a medical assistant at a dermatology office who is practicing identifying skin samples as fungus. I am teaching myself and haven't taken Biology in some time, so I appreciate all the advice I can get!

With an AmScope microscope, I analyzed two separate samples, and I have attached a photo and video.

1. Photo = puss and skin scrapings from right cheek under methylene blue 1% at 70 degrees F. Mag was 400X.

I thought this could possibly be Hyphae?

https://preview.redd.it/iyeg5btnchwc1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd2be865d8eec072d014101e3fdc81a022bf6e0f

2. Video = skin scrapings from left cheek under KOH 10% at 70 degrees F.

Is this budding that I saw? I took a video and sped it up a little. If not budding, what is it?

https://reddit.com/link/1cc7h8i/video/ljan9jrxchwc1/player

If this isn't fungus, what do you all think? Again, please give any advice. The microbiology world is fascinating and I would love to know more!

So today was just a normal day in our hospital. We were lacking two people so there was a slightly bit of work to do for each and every one of us but through some laugh and some coffee we managed to do everything. Suddenly my superior who’s in charge of teaching me microbiology (and also is the head of the lab) told me that I shouldn’t be afraid of talking to clinician. That’s something that I know and have read LOTS of times so I told her that I want to talk to clinicians and I want to be able to converse with them to exchange info on what is growing on the agar plate and how it correlates to the patient condition (like a detective you know…). I also told her that my problem is that I’m scared to do that because I lack knowledge and the capability to explain myself properly because I did not study medicine… I did biology. That made me rethink about my academic path and made me a lot sad, like I’m incompetent and won’t ever stand next to my supervisor but always be below, not enough.

I swear this stuff smells like the worst combination of garbage, rot, halitosis, and toilets that I have ever smelled, it's sickening

Hi! I am working with marine photosynthetic protists in culture. I notice they clump a lot which makes my flowcytometer counts very innacurate. I tried flash freezing or diluting in water and it helps but still not getting rid of most of the clumps. I assume the clumping is due to sugar excretion but not sure. Anyone has any advice?

How to lessen contamination in petri dishes. I am isolating fungi penicillium and alternaria but No matter for how long I leave the uv on or spray ethanol, wear gloves, heat my loop wires, it always seems to have contamination and I can't seem to get my sub culture or pure culture out because of this issue Btw I am trying to get subculture/ pure culture 🧫 thru streaking method