Description
Genus and Species: Escherichia coli (nonmucoid)
Domain: Prokaryote
Optimal Growth Medium: Lactose Agar
Optimal Growth Temperature: 37° C
Package: Tube
Biosafety Level: 1
Gram Stain: Gram-Negative
Shape: Bacillus (rod-shaped)
This culture is Gram- rods; for culturing Dictyostelium discoideum. It is cultured on lactose agar at 37° C in a tube. Each culture contains enough material for a class of 30 students. Culture is labeled by genus and species name and media on which it is cultured. All Gram staining is based on 24-hr cultures. Culture is guaranteed as to species and purity.