A. READ the first 4 pages of Antibiotic Resistance – Can we ever win? https://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/files/mrsa.pdf
B. Download this word doc with instructions: Lab-12-Antibiotic Resistance Report Instructions-Fa20.docx
C. Imagine making measurements of the diameter of the ZOI surrounding antibiotic discs in Kirby-Bauer test (pictures in “Antibiotic Resistance – Can we ever win?” – with data recorded in a data table within this excel spreadsheet: Lab-12 Antibiotic Resistance-excel sheet-w.data-STU.xlsx
. Analyze the data (calculate averages, standard deviation, and standard error) and then graph it (vertical bar graph). Add standard error bars.
D. LABEL YOUR GRAPHS (BOTH AXES and a TITLE). Cut and paste your graph and the data table into a word doc and ADD CAPTIONS for your graph and data table that contains your measurements.
E. Answer the questions within Lab-12 Antibiotic Resistance Report Instructions.docx (link above) – include the questions and answers in the doc with your table and graph.