So I’m not sure why I was so nervous about my interview last
Friday because it turned to be much more laid back than I had expected.
Wednesday was my first day, Josh helped me set up a username to clock in each
time and I watched some videos regarding safety and proper lab behavior. Today
I learned how to do an isolation streak. My first try was a total bust but
after Josh’s demonstration I was able to do it successfully. An isolation
streak is used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism,
often times bacteria. In order to perform the procedure I had to use a sterile
inoculation loop that is then dipped in the inoculum and spread across a petri
dish. After that the specimen was placed in the incubator at 37 degrees Celsius
to sit overnight. Friday (tomorrow) I’m going to come in early to do a gram
stain and identify my specimen.
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