Bacterial Growth (IMAGE)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Bacterial Growth

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Scientists seeded this petri plate with KLE1738 and bacteria from human stool. KLE1738 is dependent upon gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter found in mammalian central nervous systems. Any colony that supports growth of KLE1738 is a GABA-producer. Many colonies on this plate are producing GABA.

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Philip Strandwitz / Northeastern University

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