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Week 10: Test of Patience


 This week was a test of patience, in a good way. Last week I started the process of drying aloe vera and when I came back in on Tuesday there was still a lot of water. It's all okay though because I'm keeping busy with my other experiment. Today, I decide to make another plate with Staphylococcus aureus since it gave me good results last time. The substances I'll be testing are Lysol, 10% bleach, tap water (control) and a "homemade" aloe mixture. I decided to use a homemade mixture because the store bought aloe gel I had been using prior was thick and I felt like the disks weren't absorbing it well. The mixture is simple aloe vera (locally sampled lol) and 20 mL of 95% ethanol. 

Set up new plate

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