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Year 2 Semester 1
(III) Microbiology
Experiment No. 5
Objectives:
– To obtain the graphs of the microbial growth of different bacteria through optical
Results:
Table 1: Optical Density of Inoculated Nutrient Broth with Time of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Time (minutes) Optical Density, OD600 (A)
To, 0 0.013
T1, 15 0.015
T2, 30 0.017
T3, 45 0.020
T4, 60 0.022
T5, 75 0.026
T6, 90 0.031
Table 2: Optical Density of Inoculated Nutrient Broth with Time of Escherichia coli
Time (minutes) Optical Density, OD600 (A)
To, 0 0.023
T1, 15 0.020
T2, 30 0.074
T3, 45 0.085
T4, 60 0.226
T5, 75 0.262
T6, 90 0.223
Note: Data in Table 1, 2, and 3 were plotted in “Semi-log Graph: Optical Density of
= 21 minutes
= 39 minutes
Discussion:
Based on the semi-log graph and the calculation, the generation time of
Escherichia coli was the shortest (21 minutes), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (39
minutes) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (45 minutes). With the shortest generation time,
Escherichia coli was expected to have the greatest growth rate under similar condition
among the three microorganisms, for every 21 minutes, the cell numbers of Escherichia
coli doubled.
were distributed in the nutrient broth evenly; the optical density obtained can be
proportional to the population of the bacteria in broth only when the assumption
occurred.
However, all the three bacteria have the ability to form biofilm on the flask surface,
which can cause errors in the photospectrometry measurement regarding the total cell
during the incubation in the laboratory practical, non simultaneous timing of the students
from different subgroups made the incubation machine had to be turned on and off
repeatedly. That might lead to the uneven distribution of the bacteria in the broth.
Moreover, sometimes the incubation machine was also did not turned on by the students
after placing the flask into it, leaving the broth unstirred for several minutes.
This might be able to explain the unusual results shown by the Escherichia coli in which
the optical density was unexpectedly dropped at time 15 minute and 90 minute.
Conclusion:
The generation time was shortest for Escherichia coli, followed by Staphylococcus
References:
Escherichia coli. (2009, August 30). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved
Madigan, M. T., Martinko, J. M., Dunlap, P. V., & Clark, D. P. (2009). Brock Biology of
Attachment:
Semi-log Graph: Optical Density of Inoculated Nutrient Broth versus Time