FIG. 1. Colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically display beta hemolysis, a metallic sheen, and blue or green pigment. (Rebecca Buxton, University of Utah)
FIG. 2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (beta hemolysis and metallic sheen). (Rebecca Buxton, University of Utah)
FIG. 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (blue pigment with reflected light). (Rebecca Buxton, University of Utah)
FIG. 4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (beta hemolysis with transmitted light). (Rebecca Buxton, University of Utah)
FIG. 5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (beta hemolysis and pigment with transmitted light). (Rebecca Buxton, University of Utah)
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PROTOCOL
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REVIEWERS
This resource was peer-reviewed at ASM Conference for Undergraduate Education 2005 (ASMCUE, 2005).
Participating Reviewers:
Samuel Fan
Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.
Ashalla Freeman
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Roxana Hughes
UNT Biological Sciences, Denton, Tex.
D. Sue Katz
Rogers State University, Claremore, Okla.
Lucy Kluckhohn Jones
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif.
Patricia Shields
University of Maryland, College Park
Erica Suchman
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins
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