ntrations. Unknown 10b grew well on the mannitol salt agar. The optimum growing temperature is 30-37 degrees Celsius (Bergey’s Manual). Unknown 10b grew best at 37 degrees Celsius. The lab manual and past lab results confirmed all other test results. Unknown 10b was only able to use gamma lysis, it was unable to ferment mannitol and had no coagulase activity. When comparing to past labs it is confirmed that Unknown 10b is Staphylococcus epidermidis.Unknown #10 contained two bacteria they are Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis. References1.Holt, John G. et al Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1994.2.Merkel, Brian Microbiology Laboratory, 2000....
