Date
Lab Meeting Time
Lab Exercise
Reading Before Lab
Objectives to Answer and Other Things to Download Before Lab
May 29
Section 2: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Introduction
to the lab (NOT OPTIONAL)
(If you don't show up for this you will be dropped from the Lab)
Laboratory Safety Guidelines
May 31
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20 pm
Lab 1, 2 and 3
 | Brightfield microscopy |
| Microbes in the environment |
|
Aseptic Technique |
Pages 1-5, 49-52, 57-60,
June 5
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20 pm
Lab 4
|
Continue with Microscopy |
|
Continue with Aseptic Technique |
|
Bacterial Isolation by Streak Plate |
Pages 65-67
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20 pm
Lab 5 and 6
| Continue Streak Plate Practice |
| Smear Preparation |
|
Simple Stain |
|
Gram Stain |
|
Acid Fast Stain |
Pages 21--24 and 27-35
June 12
Section 2: 1:30pm-3:30 pm
| Practical 1: Covers Labs 1-6 |
| Practice streaking and slide making for skills assessment. |
June 14
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20 pm
Lab 7 and 8
|
Bacterial Enumeration |
|
Oxygen Requirements |
|
Temperature Effects on Growth |
Enumeration Handout
Pages 77-79
Temperature Lab Handout
Enumeration Lab (opens with Acrobat Reader)
Enumeration Handout--MS word--only download this one if the acrobat one doesn't open)
Temperature Lab (Opens with Acrobat Reader)
(Temperature lab handout--MS word--only download this one if the acrobat one doesn't open)
Enumeration Power Point
June 19
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20 pm
Lab 7 and 8 continued
|
Bacterial Enumeration |
|
Oxygen Requirements |
|
Temperature Effects on Growth |
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
Skills Assessment
| Prepare smear, Gram stain smear and turn it in for a grade. |
| Prepare a Streak plate and turn it in for a grade. |
| Focus a prepared slide under 1000X |
Quiz over Bacterial Enumeration
June 26
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
Lab 9 and 10
| Osmotic Pressure effects on Growth |
|
Lethal effects of temperature |
|
UV Light effects on Growth |
|
Antibiotic and antibacterial effects on growth |
Pages 85-87, 99-100, 111-122
UV Lab Handout
UV Lab (opens with Acrobat Reader)
UV Lab Handout--MS word--only download this one if the acrobat one doesn't open)
June 27
June 28
Summer Break!
July 5
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
|
Continue Lab 9 and 10 |
|
Swab Nose for Staphylococcus ID Lab |
July 10
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
Lab 11: Staphylococcus ID Lab
| Introduction to Lab 11 |
| Isolate staph colonies from MS-STAPH enrichment broth on MSA |
Lab 12: Case Study and Diagnostic Microbiology
|
Discuss Case Study, Inoculate Media |
Staphylococcus Lab Handout
Case Study Handout
Bring your textbook to lab.
Staphylococcus Lab--Opens with Acrobat Reader
Staphylococcus Lab Handout--MS word--only download this one if the acrobat one doesn't open)
July 12
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
Lab 11: Staphylococcus ID Lab
|
Do BAP test on Staph isolate and inoculate Slant |
Lab 12: Case Study and Diagnostic Microbiology
| Discuss Media, Score media and finish case study |
July 17
Section 2: 1:30pm-4:20pm
Finish Lab 11 and 12 and Review for Practical
|
Discuss Case Study |
|
Slide Agglutination test |
|
Coagulase Test |
|
Gram Stain |
Section 2: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Lab Practical 2 over labs 7-12.
July 24