{"product_id":"prepared-slide-set-mixed-bacteria-set-of-12","title":"Prepared Slide Set Mixed Bacteria Set of 12","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwelve prepared bacteria slides, $7.75 each\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA set of 12 commercially prepared microscope slides covering bacterial shapes, Gram staining and named species.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepared slides solve the problem that makes microbiology hard to teach: you cannot culture bacteria in a classroom, and even if you could, a student would be looking at a smear they made badly. These are fixed, stained and mounted properly, so what a student sees down the barrel is what a textbook diagram is drawn from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set is structured, not random. The first three slides teach the two things that actually matter - \u003cstrong\u003eshape\u003c\/strong\u003e (rods, spheres, spirals) and \u003cstrong\u003eGram reaction\u003c\/strong\u003e (positive, negative) - and the remaining nine are named species that illustrate them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is in the set:\u003c\/strong\u003e bacilli, cocci and spirillum; cocci, Gram positive and negative; bacilli, Gram positive and negative; \u003cem\u003eEscherichia coli\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBacillus subtilis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBacillus megaterium\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eMycobacterium tuberculosis\u003c\/em\u003e in tissue; \u003cem\u003eRhizobium\u003c\/em\u003e in root nodule; \u003cem\u003eVibrio\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSpirillum\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStaphylococcus epidermidis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStreptococcus lactis\u003c\/em\u003e. (We have corrected three species spellings from the supplier's own list.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandling.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are glass slides and they break. The supplier gives no handling instructions with the set beyond that. If your school has a lab technician, run the set past them before it goes into a classroom - they will have a view on storage and on which slides they want supervised. Use with a compound microscope; a stereo microscope will not resolve bacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTA Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53792746275179,"sku":"EVSER1197009","price":93.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/ser1197009_slide-set-mixed-bacteria-set-of-12.webp?v=1788352177","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/prepared-slide-set-mixed-bacteria-set-of-12","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}