BIOL 3455 - General Microbiology Lab

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

Lab portion of BIOL 3450; provides basic and applied methodologies, including isolation of commercially useful strains and production and purification of industrial products. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the structural and metabolic characteristics of various microbes, and apply basic techniques for culturing different microbes in the laboratory. 2. Demonstrate proper safety procedures used for culturing and transferring microorganisms in a microbiology laboratory. 3. Develop skills for proper microscope technique (including oil immersion and calibration) using Bright field microscopes. 4. Develop skills using fundamental staining techniques such as: simple stain, gram stain, and endospore stain. 5. Demonstrate the ability to identify unknown bacterial through microscopic and biochemical analysis and present your findings in written and oral form. Course fee required. Corequisite: BIOL 3450. SP

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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