Bio 50 — Microbiology — Spring 2012 Course Calendar — W. Dirk Sikkema

 

 

Tuesday

Thursday

 

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Lab

1/24

Introduction

Lab 1 – Welcome to Microbiology

Lab 2 – Microbes Are Everywhere

1/26

Microscopy

Lab 2 – (continued)

Lab 3 – Microscopy

 

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Lab

1/31

Bacterial Structure

Lab 4 – Simple Stain

2/2

Bacterial Structure

Lab 5 – Gram Stain

 

 

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Lab

2/7

Bacterial Structure

Lab 6 – Culturing Bacteria

2/9

Bacterial Structure & Eukaryotes

Lab 6 – (continued)

Lab 7 – Structural Stains

 

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Lab

2/14

Metabolism

Lab 6 – (continued)

Techniques Test

2/16

Metabolism

Test #1

 

Lec

Lab

2/21

Metabolism

Lab 8 – Unknown

Lab 9 – Sugars

2/23

Metabolism

Labs 8 & 9 – (continued)

Lab 10 – Amino Acids & other molecules

Lab 11Exoenzymes

 

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Lab

2/28

Metabolism

Lab 9 – (continued) (day 3)

Labs 10 & 11 – (continued)

Lab 12 – Respiration

3/1

Metabolism

Lab 12 – (continued)

Lab 13 – Enzymes

 

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Lab

3/6

Bacterial Growth

Lab 8 – (continued)

3/8

Bacterial Growth

Test #2

 

 

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Lab

3/13

Note! Lab starts at 6:00 P.M. Today

Lab 14 – Bacterial Growth Curves

3/15

Bacterial Growth

Lab 15 – Plate Counts of Bacteria

Lab 16 – Selective Media

 

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Lab

3/20

Control of Growth – Physical

Labs 15 & 16 – (continued)

Lab 17 – Heat

Lab 18 – UV Radiation

3/22

Control of Growth – Chemical

Labs 17 & 18 – (continued)

Lab 19 – Disinfectants

Lab 20 – Antibiotics


 

 

Tuesday

Thursday

 

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Lab

3/27

Bacterial Genetics – Intro/Replication

Labs 19 & 20 – (continued)

Lab 21 – DNA Isolation

3/29

Replication

Test #3

 

4/3

Spring Break – No Classes

 

 

4/5

Spring Break – No Classes

 

 

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Lab

4/10

Restriction Enzymes/Electrophoresis

Lab 24 – (continued) (Day 2)

Lab 25 – Restriction Analysis of DNA

4/12

Note! Lab Starts at 6:00 P.M. Today

Lab 24 – (continued) (Day 3)

Lab 25 – (continued) (Day 2)

 

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Lab

 

4/17

How Bacteria Get New Genes

Lab 22 – Transformation

Lab 23 – DNA Replication

4/19

Transcription/Translation

Lab 22 – (continued)

Lab 24 – Mutation

 

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Lab

4/24

Cloning/DNA Analysis

Lab 25 – (continued) (Day 3)

 

4/26

Viruses

Lab 26Bacteriophages

 

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Lab

5/1

Viruses

Test #4

 

5/3

Disease

Lab 26 – (continued)

Lab 27 – Disease

 

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Lab

5/8

Disease

Lab 27 – (continued)

Lab 28 – Pathogens

5/10

Immune System

Lab 28 – (continued)

Lab 29 – Non-specific defenses

 

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Lab

5/15

Immune System

Lab 29 – (continued)

 

5/17

Immune System

Open for catch-up and review

 

5/22

Final Exam