Apparatus	Use
Bunsen burner	Disinfection of needle/wire loops, metallic forceps and glass spreaders
Waterproof sheet or tray	Provides each student working area if the bench surface is not properly sealed
Autoclave/pressure cooker	Sterilization of all media, solutions, and equipment before use
Gas ring/hot plate	Steam generation in autoclave
Autoclavable/roasting bag	Holds contaminated items in autoclave to contain spillages
Hot air oven	Sterilization of glass petri dishes, pipettes, and paper discs
Discard containers containing disinfectant	Disposal of the used pipettes and slides of nonstained microscopically preparations
Microwave oven	Melting solidified agar media for use
Incubator	To incubate the cultures
Water bath	Meet the specific temperature for keeping agar media molten for use; exact temperature control
Thermometer	Checking incubator/water bath/laboratory temperatures
pH meter	Checking and adjusting pH values of media and solution
Cupboard	Storage of culture media and stock cultures
Refrigerator	Storage of heat-labile materials
Microscope, slides, cover slips, stains, staining rack, immersion oil	For microscopically examination