Phages and microscopes

 

 

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This past week my mentor teach me how to isolate phages, in order to make my own phage stock solution. First we started by cultivating the a bacteria together with an specific phage, after that we plate both and left them overnight in the 26C fridge. The next day we separate the phage out from the agar and the bacteria throughout the use of different procedures to purify our phage. This method allowed us to cultivate phages with a wide host range. By the end of the week we were able to isolate two phages, and create two phage stocks solutions, that I will later use for other experiments. During this week I also had the opportunity to learn about the real-time quantitative PCR, and learn how to use an electrostatic force microscope.

 

During the weekend I was able to assist to the Houston Ballet and also visit the Galleria mall, with other students.

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HOUSTON BALLET

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