Producing mutations in bacteria

Introduction:

There are many causes of mutation and some of them can lead to complex and unusual types of mutations. Mutations in bacteria also happen naturally for the purpose of adaptation to new environmental factors. This type of mutation is called directed mutation. Also external factors such as radiation can potentially result in mutations. The most common form of mutation is caused by antibiotics, resulting in new strands of bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic.

 
 Project description:
In this project you will experiment with bacteria mutation and find a strand of a certain bacterium that is resistant to a certain antibiotic. You may perform your experiments on household bacteria or you may purchase a known strand of a certain bacterium. 
 Details of this project:
More details or support for this project is available for the members of ScienceProject.com web site. Project guide includes information about preparation of culture media and procedures for the experiments. Material needed for experiment or a science kit about this title may be available at MiniScience.com.