Here we are again!! After a wonderful summer vacation I am back to the science and investigation world. This semester is one of the most important to me because I hope to obtain some results about the experiments. This time we are focused to obtain the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of bioluminescent bacteria from different hydrocarbons. To know this we want a control which is Escherichia coli. We are starting this experiment with the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) Phenantrene, which is found in cigarette smoke. Once we have the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Escherichia coli, we have an idea of at what concentration the bioluminescent bacteria can grow with the presence of the hydrocarbons.
After the results (MIC), different bioluminescent bacteria will be inoculated in a medium with the hydrocarbons with a known concentration,n and they will be studied with more emphasis. The objective of this semester stills the same of the past one: to identify bioluminescent bacteria that can tolerate or degrade different hydrocarbons. If we reach this goal, one future objective will have relation with BIOSENSORS!!
Exitos!!!!
Muchas gracias!!