BL3210 - MICROBIOLOGY
Fall Semester, 2000
Lab Outline
Lab Period
Date
Exercise Topic
Ex. No.
1
8/29
Lab Check-in; Lab Safety
Microbial Microscopic Observations
1
2
8/31
Microbial Microscopic Observations
1
3
9/5
Microscopic Counting and Staining Techniques
2, 3
4
9/7
Staining Techniques
4
5
9/12
Staining and Enrichment Culture Techniques
5, 7A
(Gram
Stain)
6
9/14
Staining Techniques
6
7
9/19
Pure Culture Techniques
8
Continue Exercises
7A
8
9/21
Finish /Continue Exercises
8
9
9/26
Viable Count Techniques, Lab Quiz I
9
Continue Exercises
7A, 8
10
9/28
Finish Exercise
9
11
10/3
Analysis of Environmental Samples
10
Continue Exercise
7A
12
10/5
Finish Exercise
10
13
10/10
Bacterial Growth Curves
11B
Continue Exercise
7A
14
10/12
Finish Exercise
11B
15
10/17
Endospore Germination
12
Continue Exercise
7A
16
10/19
Finish Exercises
7A,12
17
10/24
Environmental Effects on Growth, Lab Quiz II
13C,14
18
10/26
Finish Exercises
13C,14
19
10/31
Metabolic Reactions
15C, 16C
20
11/2
Finish Exercises
15C, 16C
21
11/7
Identification of Unknowns
17
22
11/9
Continue Exercise
17
23
11/14
Bacteriophage Enumeration
1 9
Continue Exercise
17
24
11/16
Finish/Continue Exercises
17, 19
25
11/28
Biolog Identification/Characterization
18C
Bacteriophage in the Environment
20
Continue Exercise
17
26
11/30
Finish/Continue Exercises
17, 18 C, 20
27
12/5
Characteristics of Molds and Yeasts, Lab Quiz III
21
Finish/Continue Exercises
17, 18 C
28
12/7
Finish/Continue Exercises
17, 21
29
12/12
Finish Exercises
17, 21
Review of Lab Results and Procedures
Lab Clean-up and Check-out
30
12/14
Lab Practical
A Lab Report for Exercise
7 (18 points, due about 10/31).
B Lab Report for Exercise
11 (20 points, due about 10/19).
C Lab Report for results
with Exercise 7 cultures (12 points, due about 12/12).
Note: See "Introduction
to Clinical Microbiology" for a variety of lab techniques.
