Laboratory exercises in microbiology / Robert A. Pollack; Lorraine Findlay; R. Ronald Modesto;Walter Mondschein,

Previous ed.: 2005.

Preface. Introduction: Laboratory Operations and Safety: Hand Washing. Part I General Microscopy and Aseptic Technique. 1. Laboratory Safety: Introduction to the Microscope. 2. Transfer and Isolation Techniques. a. Microbes in the Environment Part II Microbial Morphology, Differential Stains. 3. Cultural and Cellular Morphology. 4. Bacterial Growth. 5. Gram Stain. a. Acid-Fast Stain. 6. Endospore Stain. a. Capsule Stain. b. Hanging Drop Technique. 7. Fungi. 8. Viruses-Visualization and enumerations. 9. Parasitology. Part III Microbial Control and Biochemistry. 10. Microbial Sensitivity Testing: Ultraviolet Light Sensitivity. a. Heat Sensitivity. b. Chemical Sensitivity. c. Anti-biotic Sensitivity: Kirby-Bauer Technique. 11. Bacterial Biochemistry. 12. Gas Requirements of Microorganisms. 13. Specialized Media. Part IV Medical Microbiology. 14. Genetics. 15. Epidemiology. 16. Speciman-Handling Protocols. 17. Specific Laboratory Tests. 18. Serology. 19. Identification of Enteric Pathogens: Traditional Methods. 20. Identification of Enteric Pathogens: Rapid Identification Methods. 21. Identification of Bacterial Unknown: The Gram-Negative Unknown. 22. Identification of a Bacterial Unknown: The Gram-Positive Cocci. Part V Food and Environmental Microbiology. 23. Identification and Quantification of Microbial Numbers in a Water Sample. 24. Identification of Microbes in Beef and Poultry and the Quantification of Microbial Numbers. 25.Soil Microbiology. a. Photographic Atlas. 26. Microbial Ecology. 27. Biofilms. Bibliography. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Credits. Index.

* Presents activities and experiments that promote a deeper understanding of both microbiological concepts and principles. * Provides thought-provoking, open-ended questions at the end of each Lab Unit that summarize concepts learned in that lab