Microbiology Experiments to accompany Microbiology

by Kleyn, John; Bicknell, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780072995497
• ISBN10: 0072995491
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2008-11-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

All experiments are correlated to Nester'sMicrobiology: A Human Perspective, 6/e, but can be used with any non-majors/allied health microbiology textbook.

Table of Contents

Basic Microbiology Exercise

Ubiquity of Microorganisms Exercise

Pure Culture and Aseptic Technique Exercise

Need title from Mary Exercise

The Use of the Immersion Lens and Determining Motility in a Wet Mount Exercise

Simple Stains: Positive and Negative Stains Exercise

Differential and Special Stains Exercise

Chemically Defined, Complex, Selective, and Differential Media Exercise

Quantification of Microorganisms Exercise

Aerobic and Anaerobic Growth Exercise

The Effect of Incubation Temperature on Generation Time Exercise

Moist and Dry Heat Sterilization: Thermal Death Point and Thermal Death Time Exercise

Control of Microbial Growth with Ultraviolet Light Exercise

Osmotic Pressure and Its Effect on the Rate and Amount of Microbial Growth Exercise

Antiseptics and Antibiotics Exercise

Selection of Bacterial Mutants Resistant to Antibiotics Exercise

Transformation: A Form of Genetic Recombination Exercise

Bacterial Conjugation Exercise

Gene Regulation: Induction and Catabolite Repression

The Other Microbial World Exercise

Microscopic Identification of Fungi Exercise

Paratitology: Protozoa and Helminths Exercise

Titering Prokaryotic Viruses

Microbes and Humans Exercise

Normal Skin Flora Exercise

Respiratory Microorganisms Exercise

Identification of Enteric Gram-Negative Rods Exercise

Clinical Unknown Identification

Immunology Exercise

Differential White Blood Cell Stains Exercise

Lysosome, an Enzymatic Form of Natural Resistance Exercise

Lancefield Grouping of Pathogenic Streptococci Exercise

Use of an Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay (ELISA) Test of Coccidiodes immitis Identification Exercise

An Ouchterlony Double Immunodiffusion Test for Coccidiodes immitis Identification

Public Health Exercise

What is the Role of Propionibacterium acnes in Acne? Exercise

Bacteriological Examination of Water: Multiple-Tube Fermentation and Membrane Filter Techniques

Applications of Biotechnology Exercise

Identifying DNA with Restriction Enzymes Exercise

Identification of Bacteria Using the Ribosomal Data Project

Individual Projects Individual Project

Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria, Cleaning Up After Oil Spills Individual Project

Luminescent Bacteria: Bateria That Produce Light

Living Microorganisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths) Chosen for Study in this Manual

Dilution Practice Problems

Use of the Metric System with Conversions to the English System of Measurement

Alternative Procedures

Use of the Ocular Micrometer for Measurement of Relative and Absolute Cell Size

Use of the Hemocytometer for Determining Total Cell Number in a Liquid Suspension

History and Working Principles of Light Microscopy

Additional Reading

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