E-coli+Plate+Study+of+Antimicrobial+Cleaners

Type in the content of your page here. ABSTRACT: **Lab 18: E. coli and Fungus Plate Study of Antimicrobial Cleaners**. **Allyson** **Amis**. Chemical solutions, such as __hand sanitizer__, __antibacterial soap__ and __bleach__, are believed to clean up and kill the bacteria Escherichia coli and the fungus Aspergillus Niger, this theory was the focus of the experiment. The purpose of this lab was to find out what chemical solution best cleans E. coli and fungus. Samples of both of these organisms were placed on agar Petri dishes, solutions of three cleaners were applied to the dishes and they were then incubated at 37ºC, in an attempt to discover the best cleaning substance to fight off these bacteria and fungus. The data collected was inconclusive for which cleaner works beat to kill bacteria and fungus, but it did show that agar needs to have moisture or else it splits from dehydration; and that hand sanitizer can react to agar and form crystals. These results can be looked into further in future research concerning crystal formations. **Keywords**. Prokaryotes, Pathogens, Bacteria, E. coli, Fungus, Antimicrobial Cleaners, Bleach, Hand Sanitizer, Antibacterial Soap, Plate Study, Petri Dishes, Agar, Crystals, Bacterial Culture.

__Journal Citations:__

Stanley, Doris. July 1998. Induced Heat Resistance in E. coli. Agricultural Research. 46(7): 21. []

New Scientist. March 1992. E. coli-ogically Clean?. Environment. 34(5): 23. [] __ Summary Graphics: __ Fungus/E. coli and Inoculation Loops: Streaking: “Filter Paper-Drop” Method: E. coli: Fungus: Split Agar (Bleach) and Crystal Formation (Hand Sanitizer):