Week

Topics

EXPERIMENTS

(Required Reading)

ASSIGNMENTS/QUIZZES

1

M: MLK Holiday- No classes

T: Course Introduction, Biosafety, Microscope, Equipment, Media, Prepared Slides

R: Microscopy; Bacterial Slides; Negative & Simple Stains

pp. 4-6

1, handouts

Quiz : Safety, Scope, General Stains

2

T: Staining Specimens and Smear Preparation

Gram Stain & Capsule Stain

R: Acid Fast Stain & Endospore Stain (Patient Samples)

pp. 8-9

2, 3

4, 5

Group Report

Quiz: All Stains (Week 1 and 2)

3

Culture Transfer Techniques

Isolation of Pure Cultures

Viable Plate Counts

Cultural characteristics

Bacterial Growth Curves

6

7

8

9

Handouts

Disease Topic Sign Up

Group Report

Quiz: Week 2 and 3 topics

4

Effect of Temperature on Microbial Growth

Atmospheric Oxygen Requirements

 Cultivation of Anaerobic Organisms

10

11

12

Group Report

Quiz: Week 4 topics

5

Use of Selective, Differential, & Enriched Media

Chemical Control of Microorganisms

Chemotherapeutic Agents

Additive and Synergistic Effects of Antibiotics

13

14

15

16

Group Report

Quiz: Week 5 topics

6

Microbial Flora of the Mouth

 Normal Flora of the Throat and Skin

Cultivation of Urine Specimens

17

18

19

Group Report

Quiz: Week 6 topics

7

T: Review for Practical

R: Lab Practical I
(Labs 1 -19 and handouts)

T: Abstract Lab Report Due

SPRING BREAK

8 *

T: Identification of Bacillus species

R: Transformation

20

21

Quiz: Week 8 topics

9

T: Catalase Test

Identification of Streptococcus species

Identification of Staphylococcus species

R: Chart Identification of Streptococcus species
Rapid Strep Tests
Chart Identification of Staphylococcus species
Rapid Staph Tests
Coagulase Test

22

23

25

23 results
24
25 results
26
27 (Demo)

Quiz: Week 9 topics

10

Identification of Gram-negative species

28

Mock Unknown GNR Report

Quiz: Week 10 topics

11

Unknowns

Appendix A

12

Unknowns

Appendix A

13

T:
Epidemiology
ELISA test(s)
Work on Unknowns

R:
Work on Unknowns

29
30
Appendix A

Appendix A & B

Quiz: Week 13 topics

14

T:
Yogurt Production
Water Microbiology
Food Microbiology

Finish Unknowns

R: Parasitology

Results for Food and Water Microbiology

31
32
33

Appendix A & B
Use report format found on Website

Handouts

Quiz: Week 14 topics

R: Unknown report DUE

15

T: Review for Practical

R: Lab Practical II

(Labs 19-33, all Media,  and Unknowns)

T: Disease Report DUE

16

(Labs do not meet during final exam week)