Question: How much bacteria will be found in each pedicure spa?
Hypothesis: If I swab multiple pedicure spas using a test kit, streak plating, and colony morphology, then I will find the presence of bacteria is unsafe because cleaning practices are not followed properly.
Procedures
Determine the five pedicure spas in which you will obtain samples from
Give each pedicure spa an anonymous name (Ex: Spa A, Spa B, Spa C)
Type up an approval letter stating what you will be doing and what it is for
Type up labels for each sample using the salon code, bowl number, and location on bowl
Cut out each label
Get materials needed including gloves, sterile swabs, saline, sterile aluminum foil, approval letter, tape, and a pen
Go to each pedicure spa
Receive approval from the pedicure spas you plan to test by obtaining a signature of an employee
Acquire sterile swabs
Drop multiple drops of saline onto the sterile swab to ensure the attachment of bacteria in …show more content…
The amount of microorganisms ranged from 0 to 325. The bottom of pedicure bowls had double or triple the amount of microorganisms of the side of the bowl. When studying the microorganisms it was found that none of the ones found are extremely harmful to the community. Microorganisms found ranged from Streptomyces which is the musty old smell in soil to E. coli which can cause food poisoning and kidney failure. The different bacterias present included gram positive bacteria and gram negative bacteria. Most of the gram positive bacteria was in clusters when under a microscope, found on the skin and in foods,may cause UTIs and acne. Most of the gram negative bacteria were rod shaped, found in the intestines, and feces and cause UTIs. It was found that there were many microorganisms in pedicure bowls and they all had different
Hypothesis: If I swab multiple pedicure spas using a test kit, streak plating, and colony morphology, then I will find the presence of bacteria is unsafe because cleaning practices are not followed properly.
Procedures
Determine the five pedicure spas in which you will obtain samples from
Give each pedicure spa an anonymous name (Ex: Spa A, Spa B, Spa C)
Type up an approval letter stating what you will be doing and what it is for
Type up labels for each sample using the salon code, bowl number, and location on bowl
Cut out each label
Get materials needed including gloves, sterile swabs, saline, sterile aluminum foil, approval letter, tape, and a pen
Go to each pedicure spa
Receive approval from the pedicure spas you plan to test by obtaining a signature of an employee
Acquire sterile swabs
Drop multiple drops of saline onto the sterile swab to ensure the attachment of bacteria in …show more content…
The amount of microorganisms ranged from 0 to 325. The bottom of pedicure bowls had double or triple the amount of microorganisms of the side of the bowl. When studying the microorganisms it was found that none of the ones found are extremely harmful to the community. Microorganisms found ranged from Streptomyces which is the musty old smell in soil to E. coli which can cause food poisoning and kidney failure. The different bacterias present included gram positive bacteria and gram negative bacteria. Most of the gram positive bacteria was in clusters when under a microscope, found on the skin and in foods,may cause UTIs and acne. Most of the gram negative bacteria were rod shaped, found in the intestines, and feces and cause UTIs. It was found that there were many microorganisms in pedicure bowls and they all had different