DATE
TOPICS
Reading for Lab
Aug. 19
Aug. 21
 | No Lab |
| Introduction to the lab (Mandatory) |
| What is asepsis? |
Lab 1
| Microbes Everywhere |
| Media types |
| Making media and pouring plates |
pages 6-7, 14-19, and 23-26
Lab 1 continued
| Aseptic technique |
| Growth of bacteria in liquids, deeps and slants |
Lab 2
| Isolating Bacteria/selection media |
| Streak plating |
| Colonial morphology or growth of bacteria and fungi on plates |
Lab 3
| Brightfield microscopy |
| Phase contrast Microscopy |
| Bacterial cellular morphology |
| Identifying eukaryotic microbes under the microscope |
| Practice steak plating |
Lab 4
|
Smear Preparation |
|
Simple Stain |
Lab 5
| Gram Stain |
| Acid Fast Stain |
| Spore Stain |
Oct. 7
Midterm Drop Date: Last day to drop the course and receive a W
October 11: TBA
Lab 6
Phenanthene Bioremediation Lab
Creating the Microcosms
Lab 6
Phenanthene Bioremediation Lab
The plating experiment
Lab 7
| Population Counts |
pages 56-59 and 183-197
Lab 8
| Temperature Effects on Growth |
| Osmotic Pressure effects on Growth |
|
Oxygen Requirements |
Lab 9
| Control of Microbial Growth
|
18 and 20
Lab 10
|
The Epidemic |
Handout 10
Data Sheet
Practical 2 covering labs 6-10