Surprising, but true facts about bacteria. B026 - Start your own pure cultures collection. A good way to begin learning the genera. B027 - Reuse plastic plates and trays. Experiments using bacterial lawns B028 - Milk media.
Many bacteria grow better in milk than in meat broth.
Simple diagnostic media which can be made at home. B039 - Summary of tools, equipment, and media for your Home Micro Lab. Incomplete B040 - Index page. A junior high school student many not have access to this equipment, but these pages help him design or select substitutes so that he is able to complete many additional experiments. Performing these experiments will help you understand bacteria and how to protect your food from spoilage and poisoning by bacteria .