Christopher James Edward Angwin

So after a day of almost continuous Gram…

Christopher James Edward Angwin / June 17, 2013 / status

So after a day of almost continuous Gram Staneing I feal that I am (finaly) semi competent at performing this test, Hooray! I am however frustrated by streak plastering ability! Whenever I perform this test The result is generally a few isolated colonies predominated by large lines of indefinable colonies that cannot be isolated. Is the result as you can imagine does not look good and is a pain to deal with. Is there anything that I can do to deal with this frustrating issue?

A question I would like to pose to…

Christopher James Edward Angwin / June 11, 2013 / status

A question I would like to pose to everyone on this blog, as stupid as it may seem. Is there a method to improve the resolution of an oil immersed, KÖHLER illuminated light microscope image?

I am very happy to have finally been…

Christopher James Edward Angwin / June 11, 2013 / status

I am very happy to have finally been able to gain access to this blog, after a week of being in the laboratory. Although I was expecting my experience to be productive, it has so far been more productive and far more useful than I previously expected. My group is currently working on assessing the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (specifically gram negative) in “ready to eat” food from sources within and outside of the UK. In our first week we were given the opportunity to produce our own practical protocol and method of logging results which I have found hugely useful. In addition I have managed to re-cap over most of the micro biology practical skills that I struggle with. As a result whilst I still find some methods tricky I find them far less tricky as a result of my experience so far.