Classroom Bacterial Identification Wiki



Welcome to the Classroom Bacterial Identification Wiki
The goal of this wiki is to act as a manual for bacterial identification for use in a classroom setting. It will go over procedures for each step and explain additional information about the procedures and bacteria identified.

Opening Remarks
This site is the product of a Graduate research project for the Southeast Missouri State University. The point of which was to create a tool to aid microbiologists through the basic tests and include basic bacteria. These bacteria were the culmination of the microbiology courses at SEMO, but checking around they seemed to be very common at other universities as well. One of the most important things to remember, is that there are usually multiple strains of the same species, so a test result from this site may not match the specific strain you have. Always trust the professors in your classes over this resource, they are more familiar with their particular batch of organisms. Be sure to stop by the acknowledgements for the information sources utilized in this wiki.

Getting Started
The first place to start tests would be here.

If Gram staining and Cat/Ox tests are already complete, the key starts here.

The list of various biochemical tests and media can be found here.

A list of the specific bacteria can be found here.





