Simple Staining Inspection

Last week, we looked at our simple stains of environmental bacteria under the microscope. My safranin red staid showed best the little clusters of four bacteria, also known as tetrads. Attached is the picture! We also transferred our unknown bacterial slants from the incubator to the fridge. The movie about the flu virus and how it mutates and moves from species to species was an incredible inside look at the virus and precautions I can take everyday to avoid transfer of it. I also thought how scientists predict the next flu strain to create a vaccine for was really interesting.