My original straightener was inoculated with what I hoped were bacteria from my son's toothbrush holder. I chose to use the toothbrush holder mainly because I think toothbrush holders are very disgusting. I mean, you brush your teeth and then all the water from the toothbrush settles at the bottom of the toothbrush holder where the toothbrush handle is. It's smelly and slimy, but my son wants to have one on the bathroom counter which, by the way, is just inches from the toilet. Unfortunately, shortly after starting the testing process, my bacteria turned out to be fungus. At the instructor's behest, I borrowed it from Abbrah Snodgrass who used the television remote control at the house of her boyfriend who, by the way, is a bachelor. This could get a little interesting. I then began my process of trying to find out if I actually had bacteria and inoculated a new plate. Abbrah says she used her boyfriend's remote control because she felt it would be interesting to find out what was hidden on it. One of the most important biochemical tests performed was to identify whether my bacteria were Gram-positive or Gram-negative, whether the shape of the cell was a bacillus or a coccus, and whether it was an endospore or not, this would be the Gram stain which was one of the main tests performed in the beginning. The Gram stain was done under a microscope and had to be done multiple times to make sure the results were the same. As stated by my instructor, my bacterium is not an endospore and is not acid fast, but it turned out to be a gram-positive bacillus. Another important biochemical test that was performed was to find out if my bacteria could survive with or without… middle of paper… what my bacteria were, namely Corynebacterium xerosis. Corynebacterium xerosis is a common bacterium found on the skin of humans but rarely causes any type of infection. This bacterium usually becomes a problem only in those with compromised immune systems, such as patients with blood disorders, bone marrow transplants, and intravenous catheters. They are usually secondary infections. The most common types of infection include endocarditis, bacteremia, skin infections, and some other diseases such as pharyngitis and pneumonia. My bacteria made perfect sense. As you use the remote control, you touch it with the skin of your hands and any other part of your body you place it on. Corynebacterium xerosis is a very common bacteria found on the skin, so yes, it makes sense, but that doesn't mean I like the fact that it's there.