Physical Factors that Control Microbial Growth (m140.9.1) - Handouts pgs. 127

Experiments to measure the effect of Oxygen on bacterial growth. The Streptococci (m140.9.1.1) - Handouts pg. 130

The Effect of Salt Concentration on Microbial Growth (m140.9.2) - Handouts pg. 134

The Streptococci, and the use of Blood Agar, the Catalase Test, Esculin Hydrolysis and the Bacitracin Test. (m140.9.3) - Handouts pg. 137

Begin Mini-Unknowns (m140.11.2) - Handouts pgs. 139

• The Streaking Project #3 (m140.5.5) - Handouts pg. 73

Additional Readings:

TORTORA ET.AL.:

• Chapter 6, “Microbial Growth”, the whole chapter;
• Read about the Streptococci in the following chapters:
  • Chapter 21, pg 589-591;
  • Chapter 23, pgs. 640-642;
  • Chapter 24, pgs. 677, 685-688;
  • Chapter 25, pg 707-710.

LEBOFFE and PIERCE:

• Aerotolerance and anaerobic culture methods: pg. 9-12.
• Blood Agar: pg. 48.
• Bile esculin agar: pg. 47.
• Catalase test: pg. 50.
• Bacitracin Test: pg. 46.
• Optochin Test: pg. 71.
• PYR Test: pg. 75.

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