Descriptive Chart

Here are my final results!

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Cell shape: Bacilli
Spores: No endospores
Gram's Stain: Gram negative
Motility: Not motile
Capsules: None
Special Stains: Non-acid fast

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

Colonies
     Nutrient Agar: Did not do
     Blood Agar: Did not do
Agar Slant: White colony
Nutrient Broth: Growth throughout broth
Oxygen Requirements: Facultative
Optimum Temp: 37 degree's C

PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

	TEST	RESULTS
FERMENTATION	Glucose	Acid / Gas
	Lactose	Acid/ Gas
	Sucrose	No Fermentation
	Mannitol	Non-Fermenter
HYDROLYSIS	Gelatin Liquefaction	Negative
	Starch	Positive
	Casein	Negative
	Fat	Negative
IMVIC	Indole	Positive
	Methyl Red	Positive
	Voges-Proskauer	Negative
	Citrate Utilization	Negative
	Nitrate Reduction	Positive
	Urease	Negative
	Catalase	Negative (very weak bubbling)
	Oxidase	Negative

Because my bacteria is a Gram negative, Bacilli shaped, Lactose positive, Indole positive, and Citrate negative bacteria, My bacteria is.......E. Coli!