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Class II Biological Safety Cabinet
Used to provide a controlled, sterile environment for working with potentially hazardous materials, such as microorganisms or chemicals.
Glass stirring rod
used for mixing liquid or suspensions and moving a small volume of liquid between containers
Microscopes
To examine microorganisms which cannot be seen by naked eyes.
Bunsen burner
To heat or boil solution in laboratory and to sterilize objects.
Autoclave
to sterilize the equipment, medias and other
solutions
Pressure cooker
to sterilize the equipment, medias
and other solutions
Refrigerator
to preserve the samples, media, reagents
and other specimen
Magnetic stirring plate
To mix components
Incubator
used for bacterial or fungal cultures
Safety cabinet
To rescue the exposure of the operator
and the lab contamination
Wire loop / inoculating loop
used to inoculate test
samples into culture media for bacterial or fungal cultures, etc.
Petri dish
to act as a supporting container to hold the
culture medium
Test tubes
to hold, mix, and heat chemical experiments
Test tube rack
used to hold multiple test tubes upright at the same time
Flask
to measure and prepare media
Beaker
to measure and transfer the solution
Weighing scale
to measure the weight of an specimen
Pipettor
to transfer a quantified volume of specimen
or solution
Pipette tips
Used for the uptake and dispensing of liquids using a pipette
Water bath
Used to heat medium gently (to around
45-55℃) during media preparation
Glass slides
used to hold objects for examination under a microscope
Cover slips
to hold the specimen in place and protect it from contamination from the environment
Amber bottles
protecting some pharmaceuticals especially when your product is light sensitive
Cupboards
for storage of media, regeants and other
materials
Storage cabinet
for personal protective equipments
(PPE’s)
Fire extinguisher
to extinguish a combustible metal fire
Gram negative bacteria
Pink
Gram positive bacteria
Violet
Gram’s staining set
Crystal Violet
Iodine
Alcohol decolorizer
Safranin
Disinfectants
To kill germs on surfaces
Denatured 70% Alcohol
sterilisation of metal forceps
and glass spreaders by ignition
Spillage kit
dealing with spilled cultures
Gram’s staining set
to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method
Caliper
used to measure the dimensions of an object and zone of inhibition of an antibiotic susceptibility test
Filter paper discs
To determine the antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms
Primary stain
Crystal violet
Iodine
Mordant (fixes the dye)
Decolorizing agent
Alcohol
Counter stian
Safranin
E.coli
-gram-negative
-rod shaped
-red color
Micrococcus luteus
-Gram positive
-saprorophic coccus bacterium
-puprle
-non motile
-golden / yellow colour
Salmonella
- Gram Negative
-rod shape - pink color
Staphylococcus aureus
- Gram Positive
-golden color
-spherical in grape like cluster
-purple
nutrient agar
Yellow
EMB agar
Violet
MacConkey Agar
Red
Colony counter
used to measure the density of the liquid culture
Analytical balance
Used for measuring the mass in sub-milligram range.
Spatula
Used in mixing, scraping, and other tasks related to transferring materials and samples from one place to another.
Graduated cylinder
used to measure the volumes of liquid
Wash bottle
used to wash or rinse various pieces of glassware or plasticware in the laboratory
Eyepiece/Ocular Lens
magnifies the image produced by the microscope’s objective
Body tube
Used to hold the objective and ocular lenses at the two ends.
Objective Lens
It directly observe the object the microscope user is examining
Stage
where the specimen to be viewed is placed
Iris Diaphragm
Used to regulate the amount of light passing through the specimen
Illumination System
Designed to transmit light through a translucent object for viewing
Coarse adjustment knobs (CAK)
Allows for quick focusing by moving the objective lens or stage up and down. It is used for initial focusing.
fine adjustment knobs (FAK)
used to fine focus the image when viewing at the higher magnifications
Stage clips
Used to hold the slide
Aperture
transmitted light from the source enters the stage
Arm
Supports the tube and connects it to the base.
Objective turret
switch between objectives, and change the magnification you are viewing your specimen.
Iris diaphragm
allows you to adjust the amount of light passing through the condenser
