Description
Beginning—Easy to perform; requires no experience in microbiology.
For a class of 30. Do those antibacterial hand soaps work as well as the advertisements promise? Are they as effective as the old standby soaps in killing the bacteria on our hands? Students collect bacteria from their hands and then test various hand soaps for their effectiveness in killing these bacteria. The exercise requires 3 days from setup to completion.
Note: The soaps to be tested must be supplied by the instructor. With teacher instructions.