Combo: Laboratory Applications in Microbiology with Media Ops Setup ISBN Microbiology 1 Semester Access Card

Laboratory Applications in Microbiology: A Case Study Approach now with an included photo atlas including more than 250 full-color images! This lab uses real-life case studies as the basis for exercises in the laboratory. This is the only microbiology lab manual focusing on this means of instruction, an approach particularly applicable to the microbiology laboratory. The author has carefully organized the exercises so that students develop a solid intellectual base beginning with a particular technique, moving through the case study, and finally applying new knowledge to unique situations beyond the case study.

Table of Contents:
Case Study Exercise 1 Safety Considerations in the Microbiology LaboratoryCase Study Exercise 2 Microscopy and Measurement of Microscopic SpecimensCase Study Exercise 3 Identification and Classification of AlgaeCase Study Exercise 4 Survey of Medically Important ProtozoaCase Study Exercise 5 Identification and Classification of Fungi Case Study Exercise 6 Ubiquity of Microorganisms Case Study Exercise 7 Aseptic TechniquesCase Study Exercise 8 Pure Culture TechniquesCase Study Exercise 9 Simple Staining, Negative Staining, and Gram StainingCase Study Exercise 10 Capsular StainingCase Study Exercise 11 Acid-Fast and Endospore StainingCase Study Exercise 12 Viable Plate CountCase Study Exercise 13 Cultivation of AnaerobesCase Study Exercise 14 Temperature Effects on Bacterial Growth and SurvivalCase Study Exercise 15 pH and Microbial GrowthCase Study Exercise 16 Effects of Osmotic Pressure on Bacterial GrowthCase Study Exercise 17 Lethal Effects of Ultraviolet LightCase Study Exercise 18 Evaluation of Disinfectants: Use-Dilution MethodCase Study Exercise 19 Effectiveness of Hand ScrubbingCase Study Exercise 20 Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: Kirby-Bauer, Tube Dilution, and E-Test MethodsCase Study Exercise 21 Phage Typing of BacteriaCase Study Exercise 22 Simulated EpidemicCase Study Exercise 23 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportCase Study Exercise 24 Bacterial TransformationCase Study Exercise 25 The Ames TestCase Study Exercise 26 DNA Extraction from Bacterial CellsCase Study Exercise 27 DNA ProfilingCase Study Exercise 28 Measures of Water Quality: Most Probable Number Procedure Case Study Exercise 29 Measures of Water Quality: Membrane Filtration Method Case Study Exercise 30 Measures of Milk Quality: Methylene Blue Reductase Test Case Study Exercise 31 Bacterial Counts of Food Case Study Exercise 32 Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Illness: Differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae Case Study Exercise 33 Isolation and Identification of Staphylococci Case Study Exercise 34 Isolation and Identification of Streptococci Case Study Exercise 35 Blood Typing Case Study Exercise 36 Differential White Blood Cell Count Case Study Exercise 37 Slide Agglutination Case Study Exercise 38 Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Case Study Exercise 39 Identification of Bacterial Unknowns Exercise 40 Colony Morphology Exercise 41 Growth in Solid and Liquid Media Exercise 42 Simple Stain Exercise 43 Negative Stain Exercise 44 Capsule Stain Exercise 45 Gram Stain Exercise 46 Endospore Stain Exercise 47 Acid-Fast Stain Exercise 48 Motility Methods: Wet Mount and Hanging Drop Exercise 49 Flagella Stain Exercise 50 Streak-Plate Isolation Exercise 51 Loop Dilution Exercise 52 Spread-Plate Exercise 53 Fluid Thioglycollate Medium Exercise 54 Mannitol Salt Agar Exercise 55 MacConkey Agar Exercise 56 Desoxycholate Agar Exercise 57 Endo Agar Exercise 58 Eosin Methylene Blue Agar Exercise 59 Hektoen Enteric Agar Exercise 60 Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate Agar Exercise 61 Blood Agar Exercise 62 Motility Media Exercise 63 SIM Medium Exercise 64 Kligler’s Iron Agar Exercise 65 Triple Sugar Iron Agar Exercise 66 Lysine Iron Agar Exercise 67 Litmus Milk Exercise 68 Oxidation-Fermentation Test Exercise 69 Phenol Red Broth Exercise 70 Purple Broth Exercise 71 Methyl Red and Voges-Proskauer Tests Exercise 72 Catalase Test Exercise 73 Oxidase Test Exercise 74 Nitrate Reduction Test Exercise 75 Coagulase Test Exercise 76 Citrate Test Exercise 77 Malonate Test Exercise 78 Decarboxylation Test Exercise 79 Phenylalanine Deaminase Test Exercise 80 Bile Esculin Test Exercise 81 Starch Hydrolysis Exercise 82 ONPG Test Exercise 83 Urease Test Exercise 84 Casease Test Exercise 85 Gelatinase Test Exercise 86 DNase Test Exercise 87 Lipase Test Exercise 88 CAMP Test Exercise 89 PYR Test Exercise 90 API 20E System Exercise 91 Enterotube II System Exercise 92 Antibiotic Disk Sensitivity Tests Exercise 93 β-Lactmase TestExercise 94 Viable Plate CountExercise 95 Direct Cell CountAppendix A Spectrophotometric Determination of Bacterial Growth: Use of the SpectrophotometerAppendix B Use of Pipettes in the LaboratoryAppendix C Preparation of Culture Media

About the Author :
Barry Chess has been teaching microbiology at Pasadena City College for over 15 years. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from California State University, Los Angeles, and did several years of postgraduate work at the University of California, Irvine, where his research focused on the expression of eukaryotic genes involved in the development of muscle and bone. At Pasadena City College, Barry developed a new course in human genetics and helped to institute a biotechnology program. He regularly teaches courses in microbiology, general biology, and genetics, and works with students completing independent research projects in biology and microbiology. Over the past several years, Barrys interests have begun to focus on innovative methods of teaching that lead to greater student understanding. He has written cases for the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science and presented talks at national meetings on the use of case studies in the classroom. In 2009, his laboratory manual, Laboratory Applications in Microbiology: A Case Study Approach, was published. He is thrilled and feels very fortunate to be collaborating with Kathy Talaro, with whom he has worked in the classroom for more than a decade, on this ninth edition. Barry is a member of the American Society for Microbiology and regularly attends meetings in his fields of interest, both to keep current of changes in the discipline and to exchange teaching and learning strategies with others in the field.