TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY (MCB2010L)
SPRING 2015
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Exercise in Lab. Manual
Reading in Textbook
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jan 12
1
5
Brightfield Microscopy
Ubiquity of Bacteria
97 - 101
Jan 19
2
3
14
Dark Field Microscopy
Phase-Contrast
Motility
102, 61-64
Jan 26
9
10
11
Pure Culture
Smear Preparation
Simple Staining
107-109, 176-177
Feb 2
12
13
Gram Staining
Acid-Fast Staining
110-111
Feb 9
TEST 1, Media types
178-182
Feb 16
19
UV Light
21
Evaluation of Alcohol
23
Disinfection of Drinking Water
24
Evaluation of Antiseptics
Distribute PDA plates
273, 275-281
Feb 23
4
6
7
Protozoa, Algae, Cyanobacteria
Parasites/Fungal Study Guide
The Fungi: Molds and Yeasts
Invertebrates
Bring exposed PDA plates
351-381, lab manual index
Mar 2
25
29
437-439
Mar 9
TEST 2
Infection control DVD
Mar 16
SPRING BREAK
Mar 23
27
28
Mar 24
Last day to Withdraw with “W”
Mar 30
26
22
Effectiveness of Handscrubbing
Bacterial Counts of Food
Urinary Tract Pathogens
Efficiency of Toilet Paper
Enterotube II System
Kirby-Bauer Method
Super Bugs video
711-718, 742-743
298
Apr 6
20
31
32
The Effects of Lysozyme
Synder Caries Susceptibility
Streptococci
Apr 13
30
34
Staphylococci (coagulase test)
Slide Agglutination (Latex test)
Apr 20
TEST 3
lab manual index
lab manual index
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Laboratory Manual: MCB 2010 Microbiology Lab – Special Edition for IRSC
Lecture Text: Microbiology, 4rd edition by Bauman
Professor:
Office Hours:
Phone/E-Mail:
Grades:
Grades for the semester are based upon the average of the three exams given and attendance. See the
attendance policy below. No extra credit will be offered. Grades are assigned on the following basis:
A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: below 60
Make-up policy:
Students must take their lab practical with their lab section at the assigned time. If a student is unable to
attend that practical, he/she MUST obtain permission within 24 hours in order to arrange to take the
practical with his/her instructor during the last week of labs.
Attendance:
Students are expected to attend all labs. Students are responsible for knowing exact dates and times of
exams, results of lab experiments, exact arrangements for written assignments, etc. Students may attend a
lab with another professor if space is available. Be sure to give me the filled out make-up slip in order to
get credit for attendance. Your instructor may have additional attendance policies.
Appropriate Laboratory Attire:
Closed toed and closed-heeled shoes are required. If long sleeves are worn, they should fit tight to the
wrists and be free of ruffles. Students should dress in a conservative manner. Lab instructors have the
right to refuse admittance to any students improperly dressed.
Students are required to use lab coats in the Microbiology lab. Disposable coats to be used during one
semester are available at the bookstore. The coats will be used and stored in the lab and autoclaved and
discarded at the end of the semester. If you wish to supply your own cloth lab coat, you will not be
allowed to take the lab coat home at the end of the semester.
Withdrawal:
Please contact the instructor if you feel that you need to withdraw. It might not be necessary. You will
NOT be automatically withdrawn if you stop coming to class. Withdrawal requires that you submit an
official IRSC form which can be obtained at Educational Services or any site office or withdraw on-line..
Students wanting to withdraw must do so by the withdrawal date listed in the course schedule.
Cheating:
Cheating of ANY kind WILL NOT be tolerated by this Department. Anyone caught cheating will
automatically receive an F for the semester. Anyone who witnesses this inexcusable behavior, and does
not report it, is also considered to be guilty of improper conduct.
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Apply problem solving, analytical, and communication skills based on the scientific method that will
provide the foundation for lifelong learning and career development.