Is there any way to identify bacteria without the use of special tools?

Subject: Is there any way to identify bacteria without the use of special tools?

Date: Sun Mar 14 13:57:24 1999
Posted by Mac
Grade level: 10-12 School: Memphis High School
City: Richmond State/Province: MI Country: USA
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 921441444.Mi

Message:


For my biology project, I grew some bacteria in petri dishes, 
and now I really want to identify them, but I don't have any 
special equiptment.  Is it possible to id the bacteria by their 
color and the way the colony's look on the dish?  Thanks for 
your time.  Bye.

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