Date |
Lab
Exercise |
Reading Before Lab |
Objectives to Answer and Other Things to Download Before
Lab |
January 11 |
No Lab
Today |
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January 13 |
 |
Introduction to the lab (NOT OPTIONAL)
(If you don't show
up for this you will be DROPPED from the Lab) |
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January 20 and 25 |
Lab 1
|
Brightfield microscopy and cellular morphology
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Microscopy Lab Report
Lab 1 and 2
(PowerPoint) |
| January 27 and February 1 |
| Microbes in the
Environment and Colonial Morphology |
|
Microbes Handout |
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February 3,
8 and 10 |
Lab 2
|
Aseptic Technique |
|
Bacterial Isolation by Streak
Plate |
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February
15 and 17 |
Lab 3
|
Smear
Preparation |
|
Simple
Stain |
|
|
Staining PowerPoint |
February
22 and 24 |
Lab
4
|
Gram
Stain |
|
Acid
Fast Stain |
|
Spore
Stain |
|
|
See
Above
|
| February 24 |
| Catch up and review for practical day. |
|
|
Practice Quiz B - Microscopy organisms
Pictures of Microbes in the Environment
Jeopardy - Practical 1 |
March 1
|
|
Practical 1 Covers Labs 1-4 |
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March
3 |
|
Skills Test covers Smear making, staining, aseptic technique,
use of scope and streak plating |
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March 5 |
Midterm: Last day to drop without
academic penalty (W) |
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March 8 and
10 |
Spring
Break - No Classes |
|
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March 15 and 17 |
Lab 5
|
Bacterial Enumeration |
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March
22 and 24 |
Lab 6
|
Oxygen
Requirements |
|
Temperature Effects on
Growth |
|
Oxygen Handout |
|
March
29 and 31 |
Lab 7
|
Osmotic Pressure effects on
Growth |
|
Lethal
effects of temperature |
|
Osmotic
Pressure Handout |
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April 5 and 7 |
Lab 8
|
UV
Light effects on Growth |
|
Antibiotic and antibacterial effects on growth
|
|
UV Lab Handout
Antibiotic Handout |
|
April 7, 12, 14, and 19 |
Lab 9: Staphylococcus ID Lab
|
4/7: Enrich for Staph and discuss project
|
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4/12:
Isolate Staph |
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4/14: BAP and Slant
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4/19:
Gram reaction, Rabbit plasma, Slide Agglutination |
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April
12 and 14 |
Lab
10: Case Study and Diagnostic
Microbiology
|
Laquinte Case Study
(10:00 AM)
Sarah Case Study (11:35 AM)
Collins Case Study (8:00 PM) |
Media Study Guide
Laquinte PPT (10:00 AM)
Sarah PPT (11:35 AM)
Sarah Questions
(11:35 AM)
Collins PPT (8:00 PM) |
| April 21 |
Review for second practical |
|
Jeopardy - Practical 2 |
April 26 |
Practical 2 Covers labs 5-10 |
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