MY DAY AT WORK (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING)

Today i had quite a hectic day at work as two different experiments were conducted.

• A molecular identification of an organism after phenotypic confirmations.

• Studying and culturing of Staphulylococcus aureus on Oxacilin agar, to determine which Staph. isolate is resistant and which are sensitive.

[ Using molecular techniques which i will explain in detail during the weekend, the organism was confirmed to be Arcobacter butzleri, this is it under the microscope. It causes persistent watery diarrhea]

[ using ultraviolet light and DNA electrophoresis it is seen how the DNA has moved, matching up to it's required weight]

[In this picture we see Staph. aureus growing pleasantly, displaying a yellow colouration . It is hard to believe that on the first day, this whole media was PINK in colour]

[Early stages of Staphylococcus aureus growth, here the pink color can still be seen]

(proof of Staph. test)