Lab Schedule - Summer 2009

Date

Lab Exercise

Reading Before Lab

Objectives to Answer and Other Things to Download Before Lab 

May 26

No Lab Today

 

 

May 28

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Introduction to the lab (NOT OPTIONAL)
(If you don't show up for this you will be dropped from the Lab)

 

Laboratory Safety Guidelines

June 2 and 4

Lab 1 

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Brightfield microscopy and cellular morphology.

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Microbes in the Environment and Colonial Morphology

Microscopy Handout

Microbes Handout

Lab 1 objectives

Lab 1 and 2 instructions

Lab 1 and 2 PowerPoint

Microscopy Lab Report

 

June 9

Lab 2

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Aseptic Technique

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Bacterial Isolation by Streak Plate

Aseptic Handout

Lab 2 objectives

Aseptic Technique PowerPoint

Media PowerPoint

Streaking PowerPoint
 

June 11

Lab 3 and 4

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Smear Preparation

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Simple Stain

bulletGram Stain
bulletAcid Fast Stain
bulletSpore Stain

Staining Handout

Lab Session 3 and 4 Objectives

Staining PowerPoint

 

June 16

Lab 3 and 4

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Finish Lab 3 and 4 - View Stained Slides Under Microscope

 

 

June 18
bulletCatch up, take quiz and review for practical day
 

Practice Quiz A - Microscopy organisms

Practice Quiz B - Microscopy organisms

Picture of Microbes in the Environment

Jeopardy - Practical 1

June 23
bulletPractical 1 Covers Labs 1-4
bulletSkills Test covers Smear making, staining, aseptic technique, use of scope and streak plating
   

 

June 25

 

Lab 5

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Bacterial Enumeration

 

Enumeration Handout

Lab 5 Objectives

Power Point

How to use Spectrophotometer

Practice Questions

June 26 Last day to drop without academic penalty (W)    

June 30 and July 2

Lab 6

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Oxygen Requirements

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Temperature Effects on Growth

bulletOsmotic Pressure effects on Growth
 

 

Temperature Lab Handout

Oxygen Handout

Lab 6 objectives

July 7 and 9

Lab 7

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Lethal effects of temperature

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UV Light effects on Growth

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Antibiotic and antibacterial effects on growth

 

 

UV Lab Handout

Lethal Effects

Antibiotic

Lab 7 objectives

 

July 14 and 16

Lab 8

bulletLab 10:  Case Study and Diagnostic Microbiology
Case Study Handout

 

July 23

Practical 2 Covers labs 5-10