MCB 3020L- General Microbiology Lab - Schedule

                                        Summer Term C 2008

 

Teaching Assistants :        Aaron Miller

                                      E-mail: Aaron.Miller@fiu.edu

                                      Phone: 305-348-6191

                                      Office: HLS (1) 427

                                      Lab Section:  57453 (U01C) : Tu/Th  -  9:30am - 12:15pm

                                      Building/Room: HLS(2): 280

 

                                      Alexis Rodriguez

                                      E-mail: alex1979@bellsouth.net

                                      Lab Section: 56474 (U02C): Tu/Th - 2:00pm – 4:45pm

                                      Building/Room: HLS(2): 280

 

 

                                      Tentative Schedule

      (Source: Microbiology Laboratory Manual, Editor: Dr. John Makemson, FIU).

 

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Date

Experiments

May 06

Ex. 1.  Introduction to Microscopy and Pond Water Examination*

May 08

Ex. 2.  Simple Stain and the Gram Stain*

May 13

Ex. 3.  Preparation of Nutrient Agar and M-9 Agar

May 15

Ex. 4.  Isolation of Bacteria – Viable Titer and Pure Culture

May 20

Ex. 4. Cont.*

May 22

Ex. 4. Cont.*

May 27

Ex. 4. Finish*; Ex. 5.Cytological Stains (The Spore Stain and Acid fast Stain)*

May 29

Ex. 6. Factors Influencing Growth; Ex. 7.  Phenotype of Pure Culture

Jun. 03

Ex. 6. Finish*; Ex. 7 Cont.*

Jun. 05

Ex. 7. Finish*; Ex. 8.  Winogradsky Column and Enrichment Culture

Jun. 10

Ex. 8. Cont. STUDENTS ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Jun. 12

Ex. 8. Cont.; Ex. 9. Bacteriological Analysis of Water 

Jun. 17

Ex. 8. Cont.; Ex. 9. Cont. *

Jun. 19

Ex. 8. Cont.; Ex. 9. Cont. *

Jun. 24

Ex. 8. Cont.; Ex. 9. Finish*

Jun. 26

Ex. 10. What is Yogurt?

Jul. 01

Ex. 10. Cont.

Jul. 03

Ex. 10. Finish*

Jul. 08

Ex. 8. Cont.; Ex. 11 Human Symbiotic Bacteria

Jul. 10

Ex. 11. Cont. *

Jul. 15

Ex. 11. Cont. *

Jul. 17

Ex. 11. Finish*; Ex. 12. Antimicrobial Agents 

Jul. 22

Ex. 12. Finish*; Ex. 8. Finish*

Jul. 24

Ex. 13. Molecular Taxonomy

Jul. 29

Ex. 13. Cont. *

Jul. 31

Ex. 13. Finish*

Aug. 05

Lab Clean up and Review

Aug. 07

CUMULATIVE FINAL LAB EXAM          

* = Lab report due

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