9/21-9/22 Lab

During this lab weekend, my lab partner, Baylee, and I began planning out our biofilm experiment with Chad, one of the peer mentors in this STEM lab. After researching much about biofilm and effects that can vary the growth or reduction of biofilm, my lab partner and I decided testing the effect of salt concentration on biofilm would gather information that may not already be out there. For this experiment, we will be using D. Gobi, and testing salts MgCl₂, MnCl₂, and NaCl.

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  1. Ricardo M.October 4, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    Good work with the research! I wonder why those particular salts were chosen. Are those salts good reagents to work with for biofilms? I also wonder how they will interact with D. Gobi, in terms of allowing it to grow or inhibit growth.

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  2. James GutierrezNovember 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM

    I like where this research is going, I want to know why you chose those salts. Like, are those salts better for using them as reagents for the films. I want to see how this experiment plays out, seeing if it promotes growth or prevents growth for this type of experiment.

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