MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
Clinical Microbiology
Week 4 Laboratory
Streaking Evaluation
Name: ________________________________ Date: _____________________
1.
Evaluate the plate you streaked yesterday by circling your
interpretation.
| Label (Name, ID#, Date | Yes |
No |
|
| Isolated Colonies | Yes |
No |
|
| Number of Colony Types | |||
| Depth of Initial Swabbed Area | OK | Too Wide | Too Narrow |
| Thin-lined Streaks | Yes |
No |
|
| Standard Streaking Pattern Followed | Yes |
No |
|
| Cuts in the Agar | None | Yes | |
| Streaks Only Going Into 1 Set of Streaks | Yes |
No |
|
| Streak Angle of 1st Set of Streaks | *Obtuse | **Right | ***Acute |
| Streak Angle of 2nd Set of Streaks | Obtuse | Right | Acute |
| Streak Angle of 3rd Set of Streaks | Obtuse | Right | Acute |
| Number of Streaks per Set of Streaks |
streaks/set |
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| Number of Sets of Streaks |
sets of streaks |
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| *Obtuse (preferred) |  |
| ** Right (okay but not the best) |  |
| ***Acute (not using the plate effectively) |  |
Instructor comments: