Nov 2, 2022

K.Rhaeticus

Growing critters ins Hestrin Schramm HS {brown media)  (look recipe)

    K. Rhaeticus (bacteria) :  HS (hestrin schramm)  
    30c

    HS Recipe x 500 ml

    HS 

    • 2.5g yeast extract
    • 2.5g peptone
    • 1.35g sodium phosphate
    • 0.75g citric acid
    • 10g sucrose
    • 500ml distilled water



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    Pour from the stock to a separate tube is done in the sterile hood 

    Streaking from Plates. with the microbes from (Part1) : 

    Taking a loopful of microbe culture (a colony) from the plates and putting them in Media


     


    October 25 LEFT                                       November 2nd RIGHT pellicle is visible - grew in 30C shaker

       



    November 2nd
    We run a test to see which tube top worked better a snap off cap and a screw top





    The Snap off seems to be better as it lets more air come in

    November 4th - moving forward we will only use Snap off tops



    Nov7 - Testing to see if the K. Rhaeticus we took from the frozen stock will grow on HS media
    We just took a bit from the frozen stock that we put in the -80C

    Growing the pellicle in motion or still. Both will be growing at 30C, One in the shaker and one in the incubator


    Nov 14 , The one on the shaker grew, the one in the incubator did not grew.









    Dextrose instead of sugar

      The pellicle grew nicely BUT the dextrose measurement * might not be the same as the sugar*  measurement.  Given that the structure is dif...