We've been using a 1 ul metal loop in the lab for years, and I'm wondering if it's actually dispensing the expected volume. What kind of verification do you do on the 1 ul urine culture loop if it's metal? Do you calibrate it? If you use plastic disposable loops, do you do any kind of batch verification? Thanks so much for your answers! submitted by /u/Lean_Id [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have a microbiology exam coming up and could really use some support. ? If anyone here is studying microbiology, would you be interested in forming a study group? We can help each other out and share tips! I’m currently studying Food and Nutrition and would love to connect with others in similar fields. Any advice or study tips would be sincerely appreciated! ? Let’s lift each other up and ace these exams together! ?✨ submitted by /u/JellyfishNo2781 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

i will be starting my microbiology course. Can you all please suggest what i should do during my year..like what books to follow, how to study, any yt channels? Thank you :3 submitted by /u/IliveINwall [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

As the title says. I need to make a dichotomous key for my major unknown project, but for these two species it seems like every test I could reasonably run in my school lab would yield identical results. Does anyone have a suggestion of a test I could run to differentiate these two? submitted by /u/hiddenmarvel21 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello everyone, I have been measuring UV/Vis values for my cultures, and they rarely give me some weird values. Another student suggested using DI water as my blank, but I am unsure whether it is correct. Currently, I am using my media without any cells as the blank. I would like to know how others are doing it. submitted by /u/Eng_Bunch_9777 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi, I am from Bangladesh and currently doing my BSc in Microbiology. Hopefully, I will finish my undergrad in 2025. Also current cgpa is 2.88(praying I can get to 3 at the end of my undergrad?) Now after that, I do not want to waste my time and start my MSc. in aboard. But I am really confused about how to start the process, how to apply, where to apply, what requirements I need and the further process. Now I am asking you guys help to me suggest some universities for Medical/Clinical microbiology, for MSc. & PhD. Mainly for MSc. My first priority is the UK but other European universities ..read more

Hello, everyone. I currently teach at a community college, but have past lab experience in environmental testing, medical testing, and academic research labs. In my 20+ years in micro and the various environments in which I worked, it was always hammered into my brain folds that we never put unnecessary "regular garbage" in the biohazard waste collection. For example, the used swab goes in biohazard and the wrapper it came out of goes in trash. In our labs we have small, bench-top collection bins for swabs, toothpicks, etc. used by students working at the lab bench. I am a stickler for making ..read more

Hello everyone. We're using this Petrifilm to detect Enterobacteriaceae. These small colonies cannot be seen unless they're under the light. We think they're not Enterobacteriaceae because they don't have characteristic looks (there are many examples on interpretation guide, but none of them looks like this). May I have your opinion? Also, sorry for the bad picture, I already counted some of the colonies, but really need this to be solved. submitted by /u/mrspudgerino [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi there, I live in Scotland UK and I graduated with a joint honours in Microbiology and Pharmacology with a 2.1 (university of Strathclyde). I have for around 5-6 months now been trying to get a job within any company that has anything to do with science in general from micro and pharma to general lab work which requires no experience with no luck. Is there anyone who could give me some advice on how to try and gain some experience in the field? As of current I have went to 6 interviews all of which the general feedback has been “interviews very well but lack experience”. And I am feel at a ..read more

Hi. I am trying, as a layman, to figure out why there are so few bacterias currently successfully living off live cellulose. I understand that cellulose have got very high energy to break the molecule, but after doing so, the energy release is a very good return on investment. so does it not exist bacteria that A) Use a "starter"-mechanism, where something else is used to start the chemical process of breaking a chemical bond? B) A bacterial mass that after reaching a certain size treshhold can use this to its advantage to break a mold, i am thinking along the lines of generating an electrica ..read more