Observations by acmicrobiology

Yellow, Gram + cocci
Closest Match: Micrococcus luteus
% identity: 81%
DNA sequence:
ACGTTATCCGCCCCCGGCAGTCTCGGTCCCGGCGTTATGAGAAGCTTGGGGGTG GGGGAGTGGGAAGAAAAGGAGATTATCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGAGAGGAGGGAATT GAAGCTTTCCCGTATTGAGACTCCACGTCGGGGGGGTGATGTGAAGATTCAGCGG GAGCTAAGAAATCGCTTTTGGGCTTATTGTTGGTGACGTAATGGCTACCAATTGTA CCGGCCATTAGACCGTGCGAGAAGGCCAACAGATAAGGGGGATGAGGATTTGACC TCGTACTCACCTTCCTCGGAGTTGACGGCAATATTGTCCCATGAGTCCCCACCTGA ACCTGCTGGCCACCTTGAAGGAGGATTGCCCTCGTGTTGGGACTTAATTTCACATC TCAAGACACGAACTGACGGCAACCATGTACCACCTGTGAACCCGCCCCAAAGGGG AAAACCGTATCTCTACGGCGATCGAGAACATGTTTCAGCCTTGTTTAGGTTCTTCCA AGTTGCCTCGAATTAATCCCGCATGCTGCCTCCGCTTGTGCGGGGGCCCCACGCC AATTCTCTTTTGAGTGGTTAACACTGTGCGGCCGTACTCCCCCAAGGCGGGAGAC ACTGTAATTGCCTGTATCTTGCCGGCGCGAAAGACCCAGATAATGAGTCCCCCACC ACCTAGTGGCCCAACGTATTACGGGCATGGGAACTACAAAGGAGGATTCTAATCC CTGATAGTCTCCCGCATGCCTTTTCCGCGTCCTAAAAAGACCATGTTACAGACCTC TGTAGAACATTGCCCTTCCGGCCATCAGTGGTTCCGTCACTGAAATATCAGCAGTC ATTTCCTCCCCGCTCACCCTCAACGAAGTTACAAGTCTGTCCGCACAACAGGACAA CGTCTAGGTCATGCCACGGTCTCCCCACCTGCAAGAATTCCAGTGGGGCTTGTGA AGGCGCCCCGGCACTGTATCCTCGCTAGCGAGAAGCGTGAAGCGAAAATTCAGTT TCCTTATACTGAC

Yellow, Gram + cocci
Closest Match: Micrococcus luteus
% identity: 81%
DNA sequence:
ACGTTATCCGCCCCCGGCAGTCTCGGTCCCGGCGTTATGAGAAGCTTGGGGGTG GGGGAGTGGGAAGAAAAGGAGATTATCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGAGAGGAGGGAATT GAAGCTTTCCCGTATTGAGACTCCACGTCGGGGGGGTGATGTGAAGATTCAGCGG GAGCTAAGAAATCGCTTTTGGGCTTATTGTTGGTGACGTAATGGCTACCAATTGTA CCGGCCATTAGACCGTGCGAGAAGGCCAACAGATAAGGGGGATGAGGATTTGACC TCGTACTCACCTTCCTCGGAGTTGACGGCAATATTGTCCCATGAGTCCCCACCTGA ACCTGCTGGCCACCTTGAAGGAGGATTGCCCTCGTGTTGGGACTTAATTTCACATC TCAAGACACGAACTGACGGCAACCATGTACCACCTGTGAACCCGCCCCAAAGGGG AAAACCGTATCTCTACGGCGATCGAGAACATGTTTCAGCCTTGTTTAGGTTCTTCCA AGTTGCCTCGAATTAATCCCGCATGCTGCCTCCGCTTGTGCGGGGGCCCCACGCC AATTCTCTTTTGAGTGGTTAACACTGTGCGGCCGTACTCCCCCAAGGCGGGAGAC ACTGTAATTGCCTGTATCTTGCCGGCGCGAAAGACCCAGATAATGAGTCCCCCACC ACCTAGTGGCCCAACGTATTACGGGCATGGGAACTACAAAGGAGGATTCTAATCC CTGATAGTCTCCCGCATGCCTTTTCCGCGTCCTAAAAAGACCATGTTACAGACCTC TGTAGAACATTGCCCTTCCGGCCATCAGTGGTTCCGTCACTGAAATATCAGCAGTC ATTTCCTCCCCGCTCACCCTCAACGAAGTTACAAGTCTGTCCGCACAACAGGACAA CGTCTAGGTCATGCCACGGTCTCCCCACCTGCAAGAATTCCAGTGGGGCTTGTGA AGGCGCCCCGGCACTGTATCCTCGCTAGCGAGAAGCGTGAAGCGAAAATTCAGTT TCCTTATACTGAC

Gram Negative Stain of Dermacoccus

• Testa Science Center Second Floor Water Bubbler

• Gram Negative Streptobacilli
  Closest Match = Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis (98.93%)
  16 S rRNA Sequence: GCAAGTCGAACGATGAAGCACCNNGACTTGCTGGTGTGGATTAGTGGCGAACG
  GGTGAGTAACACGTGAGTAACCTGCCCCTCACTCTGGGATAAGCCTGGGAAACT
  GGGTCTAATACTGGATACGACCGATCTCCGCATGGAGTGTTGGTGGAAAGTTTT
  TGTGGTGGGGGATGGACTCGCGGCCTATCAGCTTGTTGGTGGGGTAATGGCCT
  ACCAAGGCGACGACGGGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGCGACCGGCCACACTGGGA
  CTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAA
  TGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGGGATGACGGCCTTCGGGTT
  GTAAACCTCTTTCACCAGGGACGAAGCTAACGTGACGGTACCTGGAGAAGAAGC
  ACCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGTGCGAGCGTTGT
  CCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGCTTGTAGGCGGTCTGTCGCGTCTGCTGTGAA
  AGACCGGGGCTTAACTCCGGTTCTGCAGTGGGTACGGGCAGACTAGAGTGTGG
  TAGGGGAGACTGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGCAGATATCAGGAGG
  AACACCGATGGCGAAGGCAGGTCTCTGGGCCATTACTGACGCTGAGAAGCGAA
  AGCATGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGTTG
  GGCGCTAGGTGTGGGACTCATTCCACGAGTTCCGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCATTAA
  GCGCCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGG
  GGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAAC
  CTTACCAAGGCTTGACATACACCGGAATCATGCAGAGATGTGTGCGTCTTCGGA
  CTGGTGTACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGT
  TAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTCGTTCCATGTTGCCAGCACTTCGGGTGGG
  GACTCATGGNAGACTGCCGGGGTCANNTCCGAAGAANGGTGGGGATGACGTNAA

Isolated from toilet seat in women's bathroom in Testa
Gram negative, Cocci
prefers aerobic, 37C, 5.5pH
Closest match is Pseudomonas koreensis at 99.5%
TGCAAGTCGAGCGGATGAAGGGAGCTTGCTCCTGGATTCAGCGGCGGACGGGT
GAGTAATGCCTAGGAATCTGCCTGGTAGTGGGGGACAACGTTTCGAAAGGAACG
CTAATACCGCATACGTCCTACGGGAGAAAGCAGGGGACCTTCGGGCCTTGCGC
TATCAGATGAGCCTAGGTCGGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAATGGCTCACCAAG
GCGACGATCCGTAACTGGTCTGAGAGGATGATCAGTCACACTGGAACTGAGACA
CGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGACAATGGGCGAA
AGCCTGATCCAGCCATGCCGCGTGTGTGAAGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAAGCAC
TTTAAGTTGGGAGGAAGGGTTGTAGATTAATACTCTGCAATTTTGACGTTACCGA
CAGAATAAGCACCGGCTAACTCTGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGGTG
CAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGTAGGTGGTTCGTTAAGT
TGGATGTGAAATCCCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCATCCAAAACTGGCGAGCT
AGAGTATGGTAGAGGGTGGTGGAATTTCCTGT

Exact location: urinal handle in men's bathroom in Testa building
Concise morphology: gram negative bacilli, arranges in diverse ways
Closest match: Ralstonia pickettii, (98.87% match)
16s rRNA sequence: GCAAGTCGAACGGCAGCATGATCTAGCTTGCTAGATTGATGGCGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACATCGGAACGTGCCCTGTAGTGGGGGATAACTAGTCGAAAGATTAGCTAATACCGCATACGACCTGAGGGTGAAAGTGGGGGACCGCAAGGCCTCATGCTATAGGAGCGGCCGATGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGACGATCAGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATTTTGGACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATCCAGCAATGCCGCGTGTGTGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCACTTTTGTCCGGAAAGAAATGGCTCTGGTTAATACCTGGGGTCGATGACGGTACCGGAAGAATAAGGACCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGTCCAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGTGCGCAGGCGGTTGTGCAAGACCGATGTGAAATCCCCGAGCTTAACTTGGGAATTGCATTGGTGACTGCACGGCTAGAGTGTGTCAGAGGGGGGTAGAATTCCACGTGTAGCAGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATGTGGAGGAATACCGATGGCNNAAGGCAGCCCCCCTGGNNATAACACTGGACGCTCAT

Isolated from a cell phone of student at Assumption College.
Gram- cocci
enterobacteria was closest match
Image 2: A - gram stain, B - endospore stain
GATTATATATATGGTTTTATAGAACACGTTCCAAATTTTTCCGGGCTACCTTGATT
TTGGAGGTGGGAAGTGGTCACCGGTAAGTAATCGCTTGGAATTAGTATGGGAAG
AGGGAACACATCTCGAAGCCCCCCTTAGTGTCCACCAGAAAAACTCGTTTGTTTG
GGGGCACGTTCGCGAGGAGGGTTCTCAACTATCCCCGTCTCAGCGCCTATATG
GGGGTGTATAAATAGCTGTAGGACATATTACAGTCCCTTGTTGTGGGGGATCGA
TCACCCGACAGTGAATTGAGCTGTTGTCAGATGAATGACTCCTGTAGATATTTGA
CTTTTTTGGGTCTGTGATATCCTTGTTTAGTC

Gram negative diplococci from chair in Testa Science Center
Actinobacteria
Closest match Kocuria palustris 98%

ACGCTGAAGCACCANGNCTTGCTGGTGTGGATGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACGTGAGTAACCTGCCCTTGACTCTGGGATAAGCCCGGGAAACTGGGTCTAATACTGGATGCTACATGTCACCGCATGGTGGTGTGTGGAAAGGGTTTACTGGTCTTGGATGGGCTCACGGCCTATCAGCTTGTTGGTGAGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGACGGGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGGGATGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACCTCTTTCAGCAGGGAAGAAGCCACAAGTGACGGTACCTGCAGAAGAAGCGCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGCGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGCTCGTAGGCGGTTTGTCGCGTCTGCTGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGTGTGCAGTGGGTACGGGCAGACTAGAGTGCAGTAGGGGAGACTGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGCAGATATCAGGAGGAACACCGATGGCGAAGGCAGGTCTCTGGGCTGTTACTGACGCTGAGGAGCGAAAGCATGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGTTGGGCACTAGGTGTGGGGGACATTCCACGTTTTCCGCGCCGTAGCTAACGCATTAAGTGCCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAGACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGACATATACCGGATCGTTCCAGAGATGGTTCTTCCCCTTTGGGGTCGGTATACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCTTCAGCTCGTGTCCTGNNNNNTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGTGAGTAACACGTGGGTAACCTACCTATAAGACTGGGATAACTTCGGGAAACCGGAGCTAATACCGGATAACATTTGGAACCGCATGGTTCTAAAGTGAAAGATGGTTTTGCTATCACTTATAGATGGACCCGCGCCGTATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAACGGCTTACCAAGGCGACGATACGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACGGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGTGATGAAGGGTTTCGGCTCGTAAAACTCTGTTATTAGGGAAGAACAAATGTGTAAGTAACTGTGCACGTCTTGACGGTACCTAATCAGAAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGTAGGCGGTTTCTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCACGGCTCAACCGTGGAGGGTCATTGGAAACTGGGAAACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGAAAGTGGAATTCCATGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGCAGAGATATGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGACTTTCTGGTCTGTAACTGACGCTGATGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGTGCTAGTNNTTAAGGGGGTTTCCGCCCCTTAGTGCTGCAGCTAACGCATTAAGCACTCCGCCTGGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCCTTTGAAAACTCTAGAGATAGAGCCTTCCCCTTCGGGGGACAAAGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCCTGANATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCC

16s rRNA sequence: ACGCTGAAGCACCANGNCTTGCTGGTGTGGATGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACGTGAGTAACCTGCCCTTGACTCTGGGATAAGCCCGGGAAACTGGGTCTAATACTGGATGCTACATGTCACCGCATGGTGGTGTGTGGAAAGGGTTTACTGGTCTTGGATGGGCTCACGGCCTATCAGCTTGTTGGTGAGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGACGGGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGGGATGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACCTCTTTCAGCAGGGAAGAAGCCACAAGTGACGGTACCTGCAGAAGAAGCGCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGCGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGCTCGTAGGCGGTTTGTCGCGTCTGCTGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGTGTGCAGTGGGTACGGGCAGACTAGAGTGCAGTAGGGGAGACTGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGCAGATATCAGGAGGAACACCGATGGCGAAGGCAGGTCTCTGGGCTGTTACTGACGCTGAGGAGCGAAAGCATGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGTTGGGCACTAGGTGTGGGGGACATTCCACGTTTTCCGCGCCGTAGCTAACGCATTAAGTGCCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAGACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGACATATACCGGATCGTTCCAGAGATGGTTCTTCCCCTTTGGGGTCGGTATACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCTTCAGCTCGTGTCCTGNNNNNTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGAAACTATTTTGTTCTTATTAGACGACTTCCTATATGAGTCATGCTTTCCAGATTTTGCGGATGCCCGGTGTCACGCTTATAAATAAAAAGATCGAATTGATAAAGTTGCAAAAAAGGTCCCCCTTGAAAAGACTTGCAGTCCACCTCAGCCCTTCATTCATTGCTTTTTCGGGTATCGGTAATTTCTCATCATTATGCTCCTCGATTGCTCTATCCCAATGCCACAAAATTGTCCCCCGCAATCCTGTTGCATTTCACCCGTAATGGAAGCTGAGTGGCTGCTGCCACTGTCAGACCTTACTAGTATCCCACATTGGGGCCTCTAAGCGCGTCTTGAGGGGTGCTTTACTAACAGGAGGAGACCTTTTACGAGCGGGGAATGGGACTACTCTGTAAGGGCACATTTATAACGGCCAACGACTCTCTGCCCTTACCAGTGACATCTATTACTGCCACAACCCCTATCACCCGTTCTTTTATCTTATTCGGGCTCTCTCTCGCCCACATCAGTGCTTCGCCAAGAACTCCATTATTTCTTGTTCCCTTAAGGGAAGAC