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The following
organisms (bacteria and fungi) are recommended
for use by students doing science projects.
These organisms are not pathogenic to plants
or humans. They are readily available in pure
culture from most biological supply houses.
Most supply houses will provide culture
information on the bacteria as well as their
type and gram stain. Be sure to use only Biosafety
Level:1 organisms.
Actobacter
aceti
Alcaligenes faecalis
Aquaspirillum intersonii
Aquaspirillum serpens
Aquaspirillum sinuosum
Arthrobacter globiformis
Aspergillus niger
Azobacter chrococcum
Azobacter vinelandii
Bacillus brevis
Bacillus coalulans
Bacillus megeterium
Bacillus sphacrius
Bacillus stearothermorphilius
Bacillus subtilis
Brevibacterium linens
Cacillus cercus mycoides
Caulobacter vibroides
Clostridium butyricium
Corynebacterium xerosis
Dictyostelium discoideum
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacter cloacae |
Eschederia
coli (Use only if Biosafety Level:
1)
Flavobacterium capsulatum
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus casei
Micrococcus luteus
Micrococcus roseus
Penicillium notatum
Physarum polycephalum
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizopus stolonifer
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saprolegnia
Sordaria fimicola
Spirrilum volutans
Streptococcus lactis
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptomyces albus
Streptomyces griseus
Streptomyces venezuelae
Streptomyces violaceus
Thiobacillus thioparus
Vibrio fischeri |
The student and
sponsor have the ultimate responsibility for
the safety of the student while consucting
experiments. All project development and
experimentation should only be conducted under
proper supervision and with safe methods of
handling and disposal of biological cultures.
It is the sole
responsibility of all teachers/sponsors to
teach students proper safety methods and
sterile techniques when working with bacteria.
Students are not allowed to isolate known
bacteria from wild cultures above room
temperature. Cultures taken from humans or
other warm-blooded animals may not be used.
Wild cultures may not be displayed at any
exhibition. Projects involving viruses should
be done in a professional research facility
under the direct supervision of a professional
reseacher.
All cultures
should be destroyed by methods (such as
autoclaving) or with a suitable NaClO (bleach)
solution before disposal.
Contact the
chairperson of the Scientific Review Committee
if you are unsure about whether your organism
and/or procedure falls within the rules of
acceptable research.
If an endorsement is needed,
it is due by this date and requires that
TWO copies be submitted.
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