Jump to content

testing mouth bacteria


XD happiness...

Recommended Posts

hi

 

for my science experiment i wanna test which part of the mouth has the most bacteria.

 

To test this i will swab 4 people's mouths in three locations (cheek, tongue, teeth) at different times of the day (morning evening, night)

I will then grow the bacteria and measure the growth of each before averaging it.

 

I was wondering if the growth is enough to determine the area with the most bacteria?

 

all other suggestions/changes will be appreciated! :D

 

thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

If you got access to a microscope I would just do some cell counting. It is more direct and you have less cultivation issues (also reduces risk to cultivating nasties). However the sample collection tends to be uneven, so that the overall accuracy may be rather low.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

CharonY, does running "neutralization assays" seem realistic here? In terms of using common products, the assays could use an antibacterial product that uses Triclosan. The assay would need some development. Probably the idea/effort alone, regardless of the results, would impress greatly.

 

XD happiness..., what education level does this involve?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.