Microbiology offers a unique understanding of the variation and adaption of organisms right in your classroom. Microbiology is also a key method used in industry and environmental sciences to detect and evaluate biological risks.

Students learn about how organisms have adaptations to abiotic factors. Students will grow bacteria on petrie dishes, expose them to different conditions and observe changes.

Microbial Cultures

All microbes are supplied in 10Ml liquid cultures - Biotek - $20 + GST

Bacillus subtillis

Bacillus thuringensis

Citrobacter freundii

Eschrichia Coli

Rhodospirillum rubrum

Sarcina Lutea

Staphylococcus epidermis (albus)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast)

Physarum polycephalum (slime mould) ($20 + GST)

Download full list of descriptions of bacteria.

Streak plates, slopes or stabs available by request,

Environmental Microbiology experimental kits

EDVOTEK 956 - BIOREMEDIATION BY OIL EATING BACTERIA - $199 + GST

Oil spills cause devastation to the environment killing sea life, birds, and coastal plants. Spraying areas of contamination with oil-eating microbes accelerates the degradation of the oil. This process is known as bioremediation. In this open-ended experiment, students will grow a mixture of oil-eating bacteria and observe their effectiveness at degrading a variety of oils.

Microbiology Media and Plasticware

PETRI DISH, PLASTIC, CIRCULAR, 90 MM X 14 MM - Biotek

Petri dish, sterile, 90 mm x 14 mm. Vented, polystyrene.

PD9020- bag of 20 plates @ $9 +GST

PD90100- 5 bags of 20 plates (100 plates) @ $35 +GST

PD90200- 10 bags of 20 plates (200 plates) @ $59 +GST

PD90480- 24 bags of 20 plates (480 plates) @ $99 +GST

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCS- MASTRING-S™ M5 - Biotek

Mastring-S™ M5 is a ring device of antibiotic susceptibility discs for the convenient and simple simultaneous testing of the sensitivity of any bacterial strain to the following antibiotics- Ampicillin, Chloramphenicol, Penicillin G, Streptomycin, Sulphatriad and Tetracycline.

MM5010 - Pack of 10 - $29.90 + GST

MM5050 - Pack of 50 - $105 + GST

MM5100 - Pack of 100 - $199 + GST

STERILE DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS- Biotek

These gamma sterile inoculation loops are flexible to facilitate uniform and smooth streaking without damaging the gel surface. They are also rigid enough to enable accurate selection of single colonies.

SDIL20 - Pack of 20 - $2 + GST

SDIL - Pack of 1000 - $89 + GST

L-SHAPED SPREADER -Biotek

Disposable polystyrene "L" shaped culture spreader. Sterile.

LSSP1 - 1 x Packet of 25 - $8 + GST

LSSP10 - 10 x Packet of 25 - $60 + GST

OVAL GLASS BOTTLE WITH AUTOCLAVABLE LID - Biotek

Oval Glass Bottle suitable for sterilising media or growing cultures. These bottles are supplied with an autoclavable polypropylene lid.

OGB1/1 - Single bottle - $2 + GST

OGB1/10 - 10 bottles - $17.50 + GST