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Laboratory Syllabus (Spring 2020)

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Lab Calendar - Spring 2020

Date Topic Reading
  Introduction Preface
1/28 Contamination & Aseptic technique Chapter 1, 2
1/30 Microscopy Chapter 3
2/4 Simple staining   Chapter 4
2/6 Gram staining & Bacterial structure Chapter 5, 6
2/11 Culture techniquesCulture media Chapter 7, 8
2/13 Bacterial growth curve Chapter 9
2/18 Control of bacterial growth: temperature, pH and osmolarity; oxygen Chapter 11, 12 
2/20 Control of bacterial growth: temperature, pH and osmolarity; oxygen Chapter 11, 12 
2/25 Motility; Metabolism 1: hydrolysis of macromolecules   Chapter 15, 16
2/27 Metabolism 2: respiratory pathways Chapter 17
3/3 Metabolism 3: fermentation    Chapter 18
3/5 Metabolism 4: special enzymes Chapter 19
3/10 Start Unknown Identification Chapter 31
3/12 Unknown Identification Chapter 30, 31
3/17 No class - Spring break  
3/19 No class - Spring break  
3/24 Virtual Unknown Identification Chapter 30, 31
3/26 Virtual Unknown Identification Chapter 30, 31
3/31 Virtual Unknown Identification Chapter 30, 31
4/2 Virtual Unknown Identification Chapter 31, 32
4/7 Microbial Genetics: control of gene expression; mutation Chapter 20, 21
4/9 Microbial Genetics: control of gene expression; mutation Chapter 20, 21
4/14 Viruses Chapter 23
4/16 Viruses Chapter 23
4/21 Environmental sampling & enumeration Chapter 22
4/23 Environmental sampling & enumeration; start research project Chapter 22, 33
4/28 Control of bacterial growth: antibiotics  Unknown ID Due Chapter 13
4/30 Control of bacterial growth: antibiotics ; research project idea sheet Chapter 13
5/1 Research idea sheet due (Data sheet 33A) Chapter 33
5/5 Water testing Chapter 26
5/7 Water testing Chapter 26
5/11 Research proposal due (Data sheet 33B + write-up)  
5/14-15 Lab Exam (Moodle) Chapter 34
   

 

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