MICR 140 - General Microbiology Laboratory KCC AA/DY and KCC AS/NS

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

4 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MICR 130 or credit or concurrent enrollment in MICR 135. Recommended Preparation: MATH 25. MICR 140 covers the fundamental laboratory aspects of microbiology with a public health and medical emphasis. Upon successful completion of MICR 140, the student should be able to: Use the metric system and scientific notation. Use and properly care for the compound microscope, including the oil immersion lens. Prepare, examine and accurately interpret various stained slide specimens including gram stained, capsule stained, endospore stained and flagella stained specimens. Understand and properly execute the aseptic transfer of bacterial cultures. Use sterile pipettes aseptically and accurately. Demonstrate the ubiquity of microbes as part of our normal flora and as present in the environment. Understand and demonstrate the principles and the techniques which are used to control microorganisms such as antibiotics, food preservatives and the chemical and physical disinfecting and sterilizing agents. Enumerate the bacteria in food and water samples and mathematically predict the growth characteristics of these bacteria. Understand and demonstrate the effect of different personal hygiene practices on our normal flora and on pathogens. Demonstrate and understand the various nutritional requirements and characteristics of medically important bacteria. Demonstrate the ability to isolate, in pure culture, and to identify common human commensal bacteria. Demonstrate the principles involved in the transmission of pathogenic organisms by the common routes. Demonstrate the thinking skills needed to critically observe, measure, evaluate and interpret experimental data and the creativity needed to formulate hypotheses to explain the data.

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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