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Making Microbiology Easy for Students, Teachers 

& Lab Technicians

Microbiology is a facinating subject, however it can be tricky both in the classroom and in the prep room.

So we have developed Qbug to help fix these problems. Qbug is one small box filled with microbes that are ready to use straight from the freezer. Highly customisable for any experiments that you'll love to do with your classes!

And you automatically get 12 months access to our Qbug experiments resource site to help inspire you!

Why Use Qbug?

Easy to Store. Qbug arrives in a small box that doesn't take much space and can simply be stored in a freezer and last for a full year, so you don't have to worry about using them.

 

Quick. No need to grow first! the microbes are ready straight out of the freezer for the students to use in their experiments! Saving you time and effort when setting up your practicals.

 

Quantified. In every box of Qbug there is a sheet that has an accurate count of how many microbes are inside each Eppendorf tube, making it great for experiments. Students know exactly how many microbes they are starting with! And we give you help with these calculations on our site, with access online for 12 months after purchasing Qbug.

 

Quality. Qbug is only filled with safe, known microbes. Allowing for a plethora of experiments to be conducted

Use Qbug to develop student's understanding of 

  • Investigating Questions & Claims
  • How to collect, use & analyze datasets
  • How to break down and interpret large datasets
  • How to create scientific arguments
  • How Environmental factors affect organisms
  • Biological Diversity, how different microbes are adapted to different environments
  • What different biotic and abiotic factors are in the environment.
  • Genetic variation & the effects that small changes can cause further down the food chain

Build experiments with your students to learn about

  • Survival of living things
  • Adaptations of living things
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Nutrient requirements
  • Effects of the environment
  • Biological diversity
  • Biological competition
  • Food spoilage & safety
  • Fermentation (pH and CO2) Investigating questions and claims
  • Calculations - all made easy by knowing the exact number of microbes that you are starting with!

A great resource for Stages 4 - 6, including for Depth Studies, Investigating Science and Science Extension!

Choose your Qbug(s)

Qbug containts 24 x ~1g tubes with any combination of your choosing of the available microbes:

  • Enterococcus faecium
  • Esherichia coli
  • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

  • Latilactobacillus sakei

  • Saccharomyces boulardii

  • Kluyveromyces marxianus

Meet the Qbugs

Choose your custom Qbug(s) combo

  • Our first six Qbugs are available now:
  • Enterococcus faecium - Gram positive, spherical bacterium. E. faecium is great for testing heat and antibiotic resistance - compare against E. coli for a cool experiment!
  • Escherichia coli - Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can grow aerobically and anaerobically. E. coli is also great for testing antibiotic resistance!
  • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum - Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium. L. plantarum is great for looking at how microbes growing on sugar can make acid, reducing pH.
  • Latilactobacillus sakei - Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium used in sake making. Great for growing at low temperatures and comparing growth with L. plantarum.
  • Saccharomyces boulardii - A yeast used as a probiotic. Large cells that are easy to see under the microscope. Is known to survive extreme conditions and can grow aerobically and anaerobically!
  • Kluyveromyces marxianus - Who knew there was more than one type of yeast out there? K. marxianus is great for comparing carbon dioxide production with S. boulardii, and pH drops with L. plantarum and L. sakei.

6x4

2x12

3x6

4x6

1x24

1x4, 1x12, 1x8

Email us to place your Qbug order

Use the information above to choose your Qbug combination - 24 tubes of your choice.

Please indicate if you would like us to send you a quote first or please provide a purchase order number if proceeding directly to invoicing, and please including shipping details for calculation of shipping costs. We ship Australia wide. Thank you :-)

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