Rough colony

You are correct some strains of E. coli are smooth, circular and raised. (Some E.coli is iregular and rough). White and opaque also sound right but I can't be 100% positive. Do you retain your isolate on a slant or in the freezer? An new plate would grow colonies in 24 hours. ...

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... and other mammals. It is also an opportunistic pathogen contracted through the contamination of wounds with mud or soil. The typical Pseudomonas ... existence in soil and water. P. aeruginosa isolates may produce three colony types. Natural isolates from soil or water typically produce a small, ...

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... 0 to whatever you want. Prepare a bacterial suspension of 1 isolated colony in about 5 ml of water (prepare one per plate). Flood the plate with ... not be enumerated (they will form a "lawn", but it will give you a rough idea of the inhibitory concentration. Any way in my eyes, the first ...

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