GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY |
Fall Semester 2004 |
Day |
Date |
Lab # |
Lab Exercises |
Th |
Sept. 2 |
1 |
Ubiquity of Microorganisms |
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Microscopy |
T |
Sept. 7 |
2 |
Simple Stains: Direct and Negative |
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Morphological Unknown: Direct stain |
Th |
Sept. 9 |
3 |
Differential Stains: Cell Wall (Gram and Acid-Fast) |
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Morphological Unknown: Gram and Acid-Fast stain |
T |
Sept. 14 |
4 |
Differential Stains: Cell Structures (Endospore and Capsule) |
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Morphological Unknown: Endospore Stain |
Th |
Sept. 16 |
5 |
Aseptic Technique |
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Cultivation of Bacteria: Culture Media/Nutritional Requirements
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Enumeration of Bacteria: Standard Plate Count |
T |
Sept. 21 |
6 |
Cultivation of Bacteria: Pure Culture/Streak Plate |
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Environmental Influences: Temp., Osmotic Pressure and Oxygen |
Th |
Sept. 23 |
7 |
Bioluminescence (Pipetmen) |
T |
Sept. 28 |
8 |
Control of Microbial Growth: UV and Antibiotics |
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Bacterial Genetics: Isolation of Drug Resistant Mutants |
Th |
Sept. 30 |
9 |
Control of Microbial Growth: Disinfectants and Antiseptics |
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Effectiveness of Antiseptics in Hand Washing |
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Bacterial Genetics: Isolation of Drug Resistant Mutants (cont.) |
T |
Oct. 5 |
10 |
Bacterial Genetics: Transformation |
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11 |
Bacteriophage: Isolation |
Th |
Oct. 7 |
12 |
Bacteriophage: Titering a Phage Suspension |
T |
Oct. 12 |
13 |
Fungi / Lab Practical Review |
Th |
Oct. 14 |
14 |
Practical Exam I |
T |
Oct. 19 |
15 |
Biochemical Activities of Bacteria: Staphs, Streps and Enterics |
Th |
Oct. 21 |
16 |
Biochemical Activities of Bacteria: Staphs, Streps and Enterics |
T |
Oct. 26 |
17 |
Biochemical Activities of Bacteria: Staphs, Streps and Enterics |
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Unknown: Gram Stain and Streak for Isolation |
Th |
Oct. 28 |
18 |
Unknown: Gram Stain and Prepare Reserve and Working Stocks |
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Food Microbiology: Preparation of Wine |
T |
Nov. 2 |
19 |
Unknown: Tests |
Th |
Nov. 4 |
20 |
Unknown: Tests |
T |
Nov. 9 |
21 |
Unknown: Identification |
Th |
Nov. 11 |
22 |
Immunology |
T |
Nov. 16 |
23 |
Water Microbiology: PA test, Membrane Filtration and MTFM |
Th |
Nov. 18 |
24 |
Soil Microbiology: Enrichment of Azotobacter and Enumeration |
T
Th |
Nov. 23
Nov. 25 |
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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
T |
Nov. 30 |
25 |
Food Microbiology: Bacterial Cell Counts in Food |
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Soil Microbiology: Nitrogen Fixation (cont.) and Ammonification |
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Water Microbiology (cont.) |
Th |
Dec. 2 |
26 |
Food Microbiology: Preparation of Yogurt |
T |
Dec. 7 |
27 |
Food Microbiology: Last Lab (clean up) |
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Lab Practical Review |
Th |
Dec. 9 |
28 |
Practical Exam II |