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The Ubiquity of Microbes and their Cultural and Microscopic Characteristics (m140.3.1) - Handouts pg. 29

Aseptic Transfer Video - Courtesy of the University of Leicester

The Aseptic Transfer of Microorganisms - method 1

The Aseptic Transfer of Microorganisms - method 2



Lighting a Bunsen Burner   - point and click to watch the video



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Microscopy Tutorial Module

Microscopy and Simple Staining - Use of the Compound Microscope, Wet Mounts, Making Smears and Simple Stains (m140.2.1) - Handouts pg. 11

Microscopy Lecture - Handouts pg. 17 - Microscopy - (m140.2.4)
 

Microscopy Video - Courtesy of the University of Leicester

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Quantitative Pipetting and Spectrophotometry   (m140.2.2) - Handouts pg. 36  - includes instructions for the Spectronic 20 and Log tables
 

View Quicktime Tutorial on Spectrophotometry

A refresher and review of logarithms

A Primer on Pipetting (m140.2.3) - Handouts pg. 41 -- check this out to learn how to pipette

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TORTORA ET.AL.:

• Chapter 1, “The Microbial World and You”, the whole chapter;
• Look at the pictures in chapter 11;
• Read about “Turbidity” on pg. 170, , and look at fig. 6.21;
• Chapter 3, “Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope”, the whole chapter;
• Chapter 7, read about “The Terminology”, The Rate of Microbial Death”, “The Physical Methods of Microbial Control";
• Appendix B – Exponents etc.;
• Appendix C - Sampling Methods;

LEBOFFE and PIERCE:

• Bacterial Growth Patterns: pgs. 19-30;
• Bacterial Cellular Morphology and Simple Stains: pgs, 37-44.

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