Help identify a bright red colony on an agar plate?

18 March 2024 0 8K Report

As part of a health lesson, I had my 4th grade students swab different areas of our classroom and plate them on agar plates. One student swabbed the seat of a wooden chair, and after 4 days of storage at room temperature, I noticed a bright red colony. Could someone please help me identify what this could be?

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