CSEF · 2002
Algal Affairs
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether heat has an effect on the growth of algae. I hypothesized that warmer temperatures would cause more algae to grow in…
Microbiology science fair projects from 2002
Browse 64 real Microbiology projects entered in 2002, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2002
Always Be Clean: Decreased Germs = Increased Attendance
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a hand sanitizer three times per day by students results in the decreased the spread of communicable illnesses in classrooms, res…
CSEF · 2002
An Important New Strain of Sacchcromyces cerevisiae Created using Biotechnology
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Since the entire genome of the yeast, Sacchcromyces Cerevisiae, has been sequenced, the next task is to determine the roles of particular genes. Yeast use at least two diffe…
CSEF · 2002
Are the Water Fountains at Mater Dei Safe?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis:The samples taken from the cleaned drinking fountain spouts will not grow as many colonies of bacteria as opposed to the unclean water fountain spouts; and the sa…
CSEF · 2002
A Search for Natural Antibiotics using E. coli
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if plants and fungi growing in the Chico area possessed possible antibiotic properties. Methods/Materials Forty-nine samples…
CSEF · 2002
Bacteria Reaction to Antibacterial Soap
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis is that the bacteria will become resistant to the soap by the second generation. This hypothesis was formed because most germs have been gaining resistance to…
CSEF · 2002
Biophotolysis in Various Bacterial and Algal Cultures
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I determined which microorganisms most efficiently produce hydrogen through biophotolysis (the microbial production of hydrogen): photosynthetic bacteria from the soil or na…
CSEF · 2002
Blue-Green Algae in Lake Elsinore: Second Year Study
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To find out why algae concentration is high in Lake Elsinore and to extricate it. Methods/Materials Disolved oxygen concentraton test kit. Nitrate concentration test kit. Ph…
CSEF · 2002
Buyer Beware
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The object of my science project was to find out which store#s shopping carts (Albertson#s, Pavillions, Rite Aid and Costco) had the greatest amount of bacteria. I believe t…
CSEF · 2002
Can an Algae Sprial be Used to Promote a Mass Growth of Chlorella Algae?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out what effect a chosen fertilizer concentration in a coil of tubing would have on the growth of algae. Phosphates, often found i…
CSEF · 2002
Comparing Vegetable Effects on Growth of Bacteria
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is determine how a vegetable solution will effect the growth rate of bacteria. Will the vegetables inhibit or promote growth of Bacillus. (controlled bateria)…
CSEF · 2002
Culturing Strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Acclimated to High Salt Concentrations
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a strain of a freshwater algae, C. reinhardtii, could be cultured over a period of time that was acclimated to seawater if exposed to incre…
CSEF · 2002
Danger: Antibacterial Resistant Bacteria on the Loose!
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To produce antibacterial or antibiotic resistant bacteria. And to count the number of 'generations' that this takes. Methods/Materials Firstly, I swabbed the back of my mout…
CSEF · 2002
Decontamination of Insect Eggs with Sodium Hypochlorite to Control Bacteria
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if sodium hypochlorite kills the spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis but does not kill the eggs of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois tra…
CSEF · 2002
Do Bactericides Affect the Growth of E. coli and Streptococcus lactis Bacteria?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The project will test if bacteria prone to variables such as Lactose Agar, Nutrient Agar and plates containing Ampicillin. The bacteria would either die or continue to grow,…
CSEF · 2002
Do Dogs, Cats, or Humans Have the Most Bacteria in Their Mouths?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if dogs, cats, or humans have the most bacteria in their mouth. Dogs put their mouths in places where cats and humans would not.…
CSEF · 2002
Do Ocean Fireball Algae Benefit from the Positive Magnetic Field?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In our home we have successfully used magnets as a household remedy for warts. We have also seen other anecdotal evidence of positive effects coming from magnets. It has not…
CSEF · 2002
Do Sponges Clean or Spread Bacteria?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine the amount of bacteria in a kitchen sponge, and if using them spreads bacteria. If so, can they, and how often should they, be sanitized. Methods/Materials Thre…
CSEF · 2002
Echinacea: Myth or Miracle?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Echinacea, the herbal extract that is marketed as a product that boosts your immune system, was used in this experiment to test whether this herb had an effect on pathogens…
CSEF · 2002
E. coli Susceptibility
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals As bacteria becomes a growing threat to many people's health, this science fair project investigates the susceptibility of E-coli to six different antibiotics, with differen…
CSEF · 2002
E. coli vs. Ampicillin: "In This Corner..."
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the frequency of ampicillin resistant E.coli from the digestive tract. Methods/Materials Stool specimens were obtained from 54 Bakersfield resi…
CSEF · 2002
Effect of Preservatives on Meat
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to add certain preservatives to meat, and analyze at differing times whether they will inhibit bacterial growth on the meat. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity's Effect on Algae
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to determine the effects the presence of an electromagnetic field has on algae. These effects relate to the real environment in situations wher…
CSEF · 2002
Extremozymes
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to grow one-celled organisms in pond water with different nutrients added and to freeze them to see if some cells continue to grow and others…
CSEF · 2002
Fecal Coliform: Surprising Levels in a Reservoir
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To compare fecal coliform bacteria levels in a reservoir with levels at sites upstream and downstream and to determine why such differences in the fecal coliform levels occu…
CSEF · 2002
Finish Your Medicine: Will Diluted Amounts of Ampicillin Be Effective in Killing Eschericia coli Bacteria?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine is diluted ampicillin will be effective in killing Eschericia coli and to see if E. coli would become resistant to the ampicillin when exposed…
CSEF · 2002
Garlic and Bacterial Inhibition
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if garlic (Allium sativum) inhibits bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, and, if so, how does its effectiveness compare to pharmac…
CSEF · 2002
Garlic: The Wonder Drug?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To compare the antibacterial properties of Garlic to the antibiotic Erythromycin against staph aureus bacteria. Methods/Materials Tested varied concentrations of each substa…
CSEF · 2002
Genetic Manipulation of Rhizopus oryzae
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Rhizopus oryzae is the most common organism isolated from patients infected with mucormycosis. The primary goal of this research project is to determine the genetic tools, n…
CSEF · 2002
Genomic Comparison Between Pathogenic A. actinomycetemcomitans and Non-Pathogenic H. aphrophilus
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find the fragments of DNA that were present in A.actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.) and not present in H.aphrophilus (H.a.). A.a. is the bacteri…