2005 Summer Microbiology class

MICROBIOLOGY 281


Syllabus and Laboratory Handouts
Summer Quarter
©David B. Fankhauser, Ph.D.,
Professor of Biology and Chemistry
             University of Cincinnati Clermont College,
Batavia OH 45103
Microbiology, Summer 2004
Microbiology Students,
Summer 2005
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Microbiology Students,
Summer, 2004

Students performing a 
yeast plate count experiment

Here are the grades for Microbiology, Spring 2006.

The following protocols have been written by David Fankhauser for his Microbiology Course at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. They should not be reproduced without his express written permission. Thank you. Links?
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Table of Contents
Course Syllabus, Spring 2006
How to Take a Fankhauser Course
Study Groups: Towards Effective Peer Education
Study Group Report Form
Micro Wordstems I
FOR THE LAB NOTEBOOK:
Lab Schedule for Microbiology 281, first half
Laboratory Notebook Procedure 
Format for Table of Contents
Use of Contact Paper for Mounting Handouts
Sample First Notebook Gradesheet from previous year
Notebook Illustrations
Making Root Beer at Home
Index to Micro Slides
Binocular Microscope: Its Features and Care
Microscope Storage Gradesheet
Using and Evaluating the Microscope
Bacterial Morphology for Microbiology Students
Use of Oil Immersion Objective
Equipment for a Microbiology Work Station
Bacteriological Smear and Staining Protocol
Buccal Smear
Bacterial Flora of Teeth
Microbiological Media Preparation
Commonly Used Solid Media and Other Common Microbiological Media
Commonly Used Media for Phage Growth
Autoclave Use
Bacterial Growth Curve: E coli on various types of liquid media
Spectrophotometer Use
Graph Construction
Two sheets of three cycle semi-log paper
Preparation of Wet Mount Slide
Gram Stain Protocol
Milk Fermenters
Dilutions with Sample Problems
Serial Dilution, Pipetting Practice
Sample Math Problems for Microbiology
Table of Contents, Part 2
Microbiology Wordstems, Second Half of Quarter
Lab Schedule for Microbiology 281, Second half
Sample Second Note Book Grade Sheet from previous year
Displacement Pipetters: Their Care and Use
Sterile Technique: Delivery of Liquids by Pipet 
Spreading Technique for Plating Bacteria
Yeast Plate Count Protocol 
Agar Overlay Technique
Demonstration of Bacterial Growth Inhibition
UV Killing of Bacteria
Additional Experiments with the UV Killing Assay
Hemolytic Streptococcus Detection by Throat Culture
Assay for Coliform Contamination in Ambient Water
Single Colony Isolation
Triple Sugar Iron Agar and Its Use
Triple Sugar Iron Agar: Interpretation of Results
Bacterial Anatomy (Features and Spore Formers)
Pour Plate Technique for Bacterial Enumeration
Bacterial Contamination of Milk: Pour Plate Assay
Bacterial Contamination of Meat: Pour Plate Assay
Meat and Milk Assay Setup
Protozoan and Helminth Parasites
Protozoan Phyla and Examples (not required for NB)
Salmonella Detection
Preparation of Media for Salmonella Detection
Coliform in Drinking Water Assay, p 1
Coliform in Drinking Water Assay, p 2
Preparation of Bacteriophage Stocks
Titering of Bacterial Viruses

LINKS:  Questions about microbes?  Here is a rich resource page of information about microbes at microbes.info

Here is a collage of the students from my
Summer 2004 Micro class

 Summer 2001 class