Hunting for Magnetotactic Bacteria
http://www.home.duq.edu/~stolz/magbachunt.html

John F. Stolz


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This educational page offers a few pointers that might be useful for obtaining good enrichments of magnetotactic bacteria. Created by from Dr. John F. Stolz , it includes details about where to collect these organisms, how to collect them, and how to best visualize them under the microscope. Illustrations detail the apparatus setup.


Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Culturing Methods, Microscopy
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity
Special Interest: Field-Based Teaching and Learning
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, Informal, General Public