Diversity of Culturable Bacteria Isolated from Freshwater Sediments

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Biological Sciences

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Elaine Hardwick

Mentor's Department

Biological Sciences

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

The plate count technique, dilution scheme procedure was used to determine the abundance of culturable bacterial during seasonal shifts. The sediment samples were collected monthly (August through March) from Hiniker Pond, a former gravel pit located in North Mankato, MN. Biochemical tests made it possible to identify some of the cultures of bacteria and.to show that there were different culturable bacteria during the course of this study. The bacterial numbers changed greatly from August to November. The abundance of culturable bacteria on LB increased more than 20 times from August to November. Many of the same types of bacteria were present each month, but there were also some isolates that were cultured in only one specific monthly sample. The biochemical tests show physiologically diverse bacterial populations that appear to be changing with seasonal shifts.

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Diversity of Culturable Bacteria Isolated from Freshwater Sediments

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The plate count technique, dilution scheme procedure was used to determine the abundance of culturable bacterial during seasonal shifts. The sediment samples were collected monthly (August through March) from Hiniker Pond, a former gravel pit located in North Mankato, MN. Biochemical tests made it possible to identify some of the cultures of bacteria and.to show that there were different culturable bacteria during the course of this study. The bacterial numbers changed greatly from August to November. The abundance of culturable bacteria on LB increased more than 20 times from August to November. Many of the same types of bacteria were present each month, but there were also some isolates that were cultured in only one specific monthly sample. The biochemical tests show physiologically diverse bacterial populations that appear to be changing with seasonal shifts.