Microbiology Lab (BIO 2722)

Term: 2020 Fall Semester

Faculty

Angela F EricksonShow MyInfo popup for Angela F Erickson

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Danielle L MuellerShow MyInfo popup for Danielle L Mueller

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Schedule

Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM (8/24/2020 - 12/19/2020) Location: MAIN AS 222

Description

Prerequisite: BIO2720 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment. Lab must be taken within the first year credit is earned for BIO2720 - Microbiology lecture to earn the lab credit.
Grow bacteria from the air, water, hand, food, and inanimate objects to introduce students to bacteria in our environments. Techniques used to identify bacteria from prepared cultures include gram stain and spore staining. Bacteria are identified by growth reactions in Durham tubes, urea, phenalalanine, or citrate slants, mannitol, EMB, MacConkey, and blood agar. Will also use the Kirby Bauer test for antibiotics and test the efficacy of a variety of sanitizing agents.