Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

The name of my project is "Storing Bacterial Stains". My question is where am i supposed to get bacteria?

Hi Breeyon, bacteria are everywhere! I assume you need to grow some bacteria in order to test the stains stored under different conditions, is this correct? For this type of experiment you would want to use a strain of bacteria that is well-colored by the stain, easy to grow, and most importantly safe for general use. If you explain your project in more detail I can try to provide some more specific suggestions.
Good luck!

- Ryan

Hi Breeyon,

to order specific, pure cultures of bacteria, Carolina Biologicals might be a good place to start

http://www.carolina.com/category/living ... aryotes.do

Amber