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:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Culturing Methods Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity Grade Level: Informal, Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12) Topics: Biosphere:Microbiology, Methods of Microbiology:Field Methods, Microscopy , Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Biosphere:Methods of Microbiology:Culturing Methods
