Summary





    The group has proven through enrichment procedures and morphology examinations that it has successfully isolated a member of the genus Vibrio as predicted in the modified goal of this project.  Although the first attempts failed, a salt tolerant organism was isolated from a marine environment.  The group used a synthetic seawater medium with a 3% salt concentration to isolate these organisms from a sea bass.  The isolated organism was then examined on T-soy agar and tested through Gram staining, oxidase tests, catalase tests, motility stabs, and O/F tests.  These tests were all consistent with the genus Vibrio, specifically V. fischeri.  This species is bioluminescent and has a characteristic faint glow under the proper conditions.  Although this luminescence was not observed, the group suspects that this is because the colonies were not observed at the proper time, under the correct conditions, or in the proper density.  Therefore the group concludes that the endeavor was successful.
 


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