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Spring 2024-Week 8

Hi Everyone, Hope everyone had a nice spring break. I spent most of the break taking long naps and enjoying my birthday. I never realize how tired school and constantly being on the go makes me feel until it all comes to a stop. This week is about finding my groove again, but I also have to worry about the second exams for my science classes. When I returned from break, none of the bacteria turned black (or any color) on the conga red plates. Black would've indicated biofilm-forming bacteria. Josh and I are sure the pseudomonas aeruginosa is at least a biofilm-forming bacteria, which leads us to believe that something is wrong with the conga red in the agar plates. To prove our theory (pseudomonas aeruginosa being a biofilm-forming bacteria), we've put pieces of foil in TSB to promote biofilm growth. We are doing this because we noted that for biofilm to form, it needed a surface to adhere to.

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