BIOLOGY 2421 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
TENTATIVE
COURSE CALENDAR
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Week |
Topics |
Experiments |
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1 |
Course
Introduction and Bio-safety Microscopy |
(pp. 4-6) 1 |
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2 |
***Labor Day Holiday 9/3*** Staining Specimens and Smear
Preparation Acid Fast Stain & Endospore
Stain |
(pp. 8-9) 2,3 4,5 |
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3 |
Culture Transfer Techniques Isolation of Pure Cultures Viable Plate Counts |
6 7 8 |
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4 |
Effect of Temperature on Microbial
Growth Atmospheric Oxygen Requirements Cultivation of Anaerobic Organisms |
9 10 11 |
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5 |
Use of Selective, Differential,
& Enriched Media Chemical Control of Microorganisms Chemotherapeutic Agents Additive and Synergistic Effects of
Antibiotics |
12 13 14 15 |
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6 |
Microbial Flora of the Mouth Normal Flora of the Throat and Skin Cultivation of Urine Specimens |
16 17 18 |
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7 |
Review for Practical Lab Practical I |
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8 |
Identification of Bacillus
species Transformation |
19 20 |
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***Last Day to Withdraw 10/19*** |
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9 |
Catalase Test Identification of Streptococcus
species Rapid Strep Tests Identification of Staphylococcus
species Coagulase Test Rapid Staph Tests |
21 22 23 24 |
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10 |
Identification of Gram-negative
species |
27 |
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11 |
Unknowns |
Appendix A |
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12 |
Unknowns |
Appendix A |
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13 |
Epidemiology ***Thanksgiving Holiday 11/21-11/25*** |
28 |
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14 |
Yogurt Production Water Microbiology Food Microbiology |
30 31 32 |
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15 |
Review for Practical Lab Practical II |
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