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Appendix A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacillus subtilis | Gram-positive rod, motile, used in labs to demonstrate endospore formation and simple staining. |
| Bacillus atrophaeus | Gram-positive rod, motile, used as a biological indicator for sterilization techniques. |
| Citrobacter freundii | Gram-negative rod, motile, used to practice Gram staining and biochemical tests like citrate utilization. Facultative anaerobe |
| Escherichia coli DH5α | Gram-negative rod, motile, used in labs for cloning, transformation, and plasmid experiments. |
| Escherichia coli K12 | Gram-negative rod, motile, used as a safe model organism for general microbiology experiments. Facultative anaerobe. ONLY NEG THAT'S INDOLE POS. |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | Gram-negative rod, motile, used for studying fermentation and differential media reactions. Facultative anaerobe. |
| Enterobacter cloacae | Gram-negative rod, motile, used to demonstrate Gram staining and biochemical identification. Facultative anaerobe. VP POS |
| Enterococcus durans | Gram-positive cocci in chains, motile, used to demonstrate catalase-negative cocci and fermentation. facultative, halotolerant, and lactose fermenting |
| Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Gram-positive spore-forming rod, motile, used to test autoclave sterilization effectiveness. |
| Halobacterium salinarum | Gram-negative archaeon, rod-shaped and motile, used to demonstrate extremophiles and halophile growth. |
| Micrococcus luteus | Gram-positive cocci in tetrads, non-motile, used to demonstrate colony morphology and Gram staining. |
| Micrococcus roseus | Gram-positive cocci in tetrads, non-motile, used to show pigmentation and Gram staining. |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens | Gram-negative rod, motile, used to observe pigment production and motility. ONLY NEG THAT'S POS FOR OXIDASE AND OBLIGATE ANAEROBE. |
| Rhodococcus rhodochrous | Gram-positive ROD, non-motile, used in labs to demonstrate staining and soil microbiology. |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Eukaryotic yeast, oval and budding, non-motile, used to study budding, fermentation, and yeast growth. |
| Sarcina aurantiaca | Gram-positive cocci in packets of eight, non-motile, used to demonstrate unique cellular arrangements. |
| Serratia marcescens | Gram-negative rod, motile, used to show red pigment production and environmental bacterial growth. Facultative anaerobe. |
| Spirillum volutans | Gram-negative spiral-shaped, highly motile, used to observe spiral morphology and flagella motility. |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | Gram-positive cocci in clusters, non-motile, used to study skin flora and catalase-positive cocci. Obligate anaerobe. |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | Gram-positive cocci in clusters, non-motile, used in labs to differentiate from other Staphylococcus species. Obligate anaerobe. |
| Streptococcus salivarius | Gram-positive cocci in chains, non-motile, used to demonstrate alpha-hemolysis and oral microbiota. Obligate anaerobe. |