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* Fisch plates 1,2 and 3 from 22/3 glowing strongly | * Fisch plates 1,2 and 3 from 22/3 glowing strongly | ||
* E. coli plates from 16/3 seem to have good growth | * E. coli plates from 16/3 seem to have good growth | ||
| − | ===27th march=== | + | ===27th march (Lui & David)=== |
* Fisch plates 1 and 3 from 22/3 glowing, 2 not glowing | * Fisch plates 1 and 3 from 22/3 glowing, 2 not glowing | ||
* 3 new plates of V. fischeri made up from 22/3 plates. 1 from each. 3 plates of BOSS media frozen. | * 3 new plates of V. fischeri made up from 22/3 plates. 1 from each. 3 plates of BOSS media frozen. | ||
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| + | ===2nd April (Lui)=== | ||
| + | * Three most recent Vibrio Fischeri plates are glowing faintly (A27Mar, B27Mar, C27Mar). | ||
| + | * Only one blue rod was left, so I made only one new sample (A2Apr) from the brightest existing sample (A27Mar), using a plate of frozen BOSS media. | ||
| + | * There are still two frozen BOSS media plates in the freezer. | ||
== Equipment == | == Equipment == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 2 April 2013
V. fischeri + E. coli
7th march
Two plates of v. fischeri brought to lab. They are bioluminescent and glow green in the dark. When we got them they had been growing for a few days on 'BOSS' media (BOSS medium: 1% peptone, 0.3% beef extract, 0.1% glycerol, 3% NaCl, 1.5% agar, pH 7.3)
9th march
Some cultures transferred to new plates. Protocol
10th march
More cultures transferred to new plates. Protocol
13th march
Original cultures still glowing strongly, but nothing from the new ones.
15th march
Still nothing from new cultures. Original culture A was still going strong, Culture B is much weaker.
16th march
Culture A still ok, culture B almost disappeared. Two cultures of V. fischeri, two cultures of E. coli, and one culture of 'biohackers thumb prints' were plated onto an approximation of BOSS media. Media was 4g table salt, 5g LB (containing peptone, salt and yeast), 0.2g glycerol, 3g agar in 200ml water. (3% nacl, 1% peptone, 0.1% glycerol, 0.5% yeast extract, 1.5% agar). Some cultures of V. fischeri from original plate A were frozen in the same medium minus the agar, and with 3% glycerol instead of 0.1%. Cultures stored at room temp, although E. coli incubated at 37C for a couple of hours first.
18th march, 1pm
Checked the plates, the two new V. fischeri cultures are glowing very strongly on the first areas streaked. Can't see much from anything else.
22th march
3 new plates of V. fischeri made up
26th march
- Fisch plate A from 16/3 glowing faintly in parts, plate B glowing very faintly all over
- Fisch plates 1,2 and 3 from 22/3 glowing strongly
- E. coli plates from 16/3 seem to have good growth
27th march (Lui & David)
- Fisch plates 1 and 3 from 22/3 glowing, 2 not glowing
- 3 new plates of V. fischeri made up from 22/3 plates. 1 from each. 3 plates of BOSS media frozen.
2nd April (Lui)
- Three most recent Vibrio Fischeri plates are glowing faintly (A27Mar, B27Mar, C27Mar).
- Only one blue rod was left, so I made only one new sample (A2Apr) from the brightest existing sample (A27Mar), using a plate of frozen BOSS media.
- There are still two frozen BOSS media plates in the freezer.
Equipment
We need to fix our incubator with shaker, or make a new one.
Requirements
- Easily cleaned + sterilised
- Either a shaker powerful enough to agitate full beakers, or a magnetic stirrer (which we have already started building). Magnetic stirrer may lyse cells. An idea for a shaker could be a record player.
- Can be made dark inside
- Adjustable temp
- Low power if possible.
- Temperature mesaurement (simple thermometer would do)
- Does it need to be sealable?