|
DATE
|
TOPICS
|
Reading
for Lab
|
Handouts
(stuff to download and print) |
|
Jan. 13
Jan. 15
|
 | No Lab
|
| Introduction to the lab (Mandatory)
|
| What is asepsis? |
|
Lab Safety Pages 2-5 |
Laboratory
Safety Objectives List of Microorganisms
used in Lab |
|
Jan. 17-19 |
Dr. Martin
Luther King Holiday: No Class |
|
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| Jan. 20 and 22 |
Lab 1
| Microbes Everywhere |
| Media types |
| Making media and pouring plates |
|
Handout 1, and
pages 6-7, 14-19, and 23-26 |
Handout 1
|
| Jan. 22 and 27 |
Lab 1 continued
| Aseptic
technique |
| Growth of bacteria in liquids, deeps and slants |
|
Handout 1 and pages 28-41 and 62 |
Handout 1 (above) |
| Jan. 27 and 29 |
Lab 2
| Isolating Bacteria/selection media |
| Streak plating |
| Colonial morphology or growth of bacteria and
fungi on plates |
|
Handout 2 and pages 42-47 and pages 60-61 |
Handout
2 |
| Feb. 3, 5 and 10,
12 |
Lab 3
| Brightfield microscopy |
| Phase contrast Microscopy
|
| Bacterial cellular morphology |
| Identifying eukaryotic microbes under the microscope |
| Practice steak plating |
|
Handout 3 and pages 74-86. |
Handout 3
Slides to Know
PowerPoint |
| Feb. 17 |
Lab 4
|
Smear Preparation |
|
Simple Stain |
|
Handout 4 and pages 87-93 |
Handout 4
Power
Point |
| Feb. 19 and 24 |
Lab 5
| Gram Stain |
| Acid Fast Stain |
| Spore Stain |
|
Handout 5 Pages 94-104 and 112-115 |
Gram Stain Handout
Acid
Stain
Spore Stain
Handout 5 |
| Feb. 24 |
Review |
|
|
| Feb. 26 |
Practical 1 covering labs
1-5 and start Skills Test |
|
|
| March 3 |
Skills Test: covers media
pouring, aseptic technique, streak plating, smear making, staining,
microscopy |
|
|
|
March 6
Midterm Drop Date: Last day to
drop the course and receive a W
|
| March 5 |
Lab Canceled |
|
|
| Spring Break
March 7-15: No Class |
| March 17, 19 |
Lab 6
| Population Counts |
|
Handout 6 pages 56-59 and 183-197
|
Handout
6
Report
Sheet
Practice Problems
Enumeration
PowerPoint |
| March 24, 26 |
Lab 7
|
Handouts for 7 |
Temperature
Lab
Optimal Growth Conditions Lab
Oxygen Requirements Lab
Lab
Report/Presentation |
| March 31 and April 2 |
Lab 8
| Control of Microbial Growth
 | UV light Effects on Growth
|
| Evaluation of antibiotics
|
| Bacteriocins and microbial competition |
|
|
Handouts for 8 and pages 206-212 |
Antibiotic Lab
UV Light Lab
New Lab coming |
| April 7 and 9 |
Lab 9
Discovering Antibiotics |
Given in Class |
Antibiotic Lab
Report Sheet |
|
April 14 and 16 |
Lab 10
|
Case Study |
|
Case Study |
Case Study
Media PowerPoint |
| April 21 |
Finish Case Study |
|
|
| April 23 |
Wrap up day and review |
|
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|
April 28 |
Practical 2
covering labs 6-10
|
|
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| April 30 |
No Lab |
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