Microbiology and Its Applications Lab Exercises

Week Exercise Subject(s) Covered Quizzes/Hand-ins

1 (1/23-27) Review of Syllabus and Lab safety

1 Microscopy

2 (1/30-2/3) 3 Microbes in the Environment (1) Quiz #1

4 Aseptic Techniques (1)

3 (2/6-10) 3 Microbes in the Environment (2) Quiz #2

4 Aseptic Techniques (2)

5 Preparation of Smears/Simple Staining

4 (2/13-17) 6 Negative Staining Quiz #3

7 Gram Staining

8 Acid-Fast Staining

5 (2/20-24) 11 *Isolation of Bacteria - dilution (1) Quiz #4

12 Special Media (1)

6 (2/27-3/3) 11 Isolation of Bacteria - dilution (2) Quiz #5

12 Special Media (2)

13 Carbohydrate Catabolism (1)

14 Fermentation (1)

7 (3/6-3/10) 11 Isolation of Bacteria - dilution (3) Quiz #6

13 Carbohydrate Catabolism (2) 14 Fermentation (2)

8 (3/13-17) SPRING BREAK

9 (3/20-3/24) 15 Protein Catabolism, Part 1 (1)

17 Respiration (1)

10 (3/27-3/31) 15 Protein Catabolism, Part 1 (2) Quiz #7

17 Respiration (2)

24 Methods of Control: Disinfectants and

Antiseptics (1)

25 *Methods of Control: Antimicrobials (1)

11 (4/3-4/7) 22 Methods of Control: Heat (1) Quiz #8

24 Methods of Control: Disinfectants and

Antiseptics (2)

25 Methods of Control: Antimicrobials (2)

12 (4/10-14) 22 Methods of Control: Heat (2) Quiz #9

54 Microbes in Food: Contamination (1)

13 (4/17-4/21) 54 Microbes in Food: Contamination (2)

KIT *ELISA Technique

14 (4/24-4/28) FINAL PRACTICAL

*Labs that you are handing in