The purpose of my experiment is to test several organic acids on
various bacteria in oder to deduce which is most effective on inhibiting
growth of the bacteria. The bacteria chosen was a variety. Some were
gram positive, gram negative, pigmented, and nonpigmented. Among the
different ones, some were more related to water treatment, different
foods, and antiseptics/disinfectants. Gram negative bacteria are mostly
used as cleaning agents; while gram positive are found in soil
contamination of vegetables and meats.
I hope to find the acids that work best against the bacteria by using
pH of the acids as my control. When a results are concluded, I hope to be
able to pass along the data to industries for use of water purification,
food preservation, and antiseptics/disinfectants.
