GLASSWARE

Petri dish

A shallow, circular dish with a lid, used to culture microorganisms.  

Test tube

A cylindrical glass tube closed at one end, used for holding and mixing small amounts of liquids.

Pipette

A slender glass tube used to accurately measure and transfer small volumes of liquid.

Glass spreader

A glass rod with a flat end used to spread cultures evenly on agar plates.

Hemocytometer

A specialized slide with a gridded counting chamber used to count cells.

Inoculation Needle

A thin, straight wire used to transfer bacterial cultures, especially from solid media.

Inoculation Loop

A thin, wire loop used to transfer bacterial cultures, especially from liquid media.

Bunsen Burner

A laboratory burner that produces a single open gas flame.

Water Bath

A device used to maintain a constant temperature for heating or incubating samples in water.

Laminar Air Flow Chamber

A enclosed workspace with a unidirectional flow of filtered air to create a sterile environment.

Incubator

A device that maintains a constant temperature for growing and culturing microorganisms.

Colony Counter

A device used to count bacterial colonies on agar plates, often with a magnifying lens.