BIOL-2120 Microbiology Lab for Non-Science Majors

This course covers basics of culture and identification of bacteria and microbial ecology. This course is primarily directed at pre-nursing and other pre-allied health majors and covers basics of microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Lab 4, Cr 1

Credits

1

Prerequisite

ENGL-1301; Minimum grade C, TSI Ready in Mathematics

Corequisite

BIOL-2320

Outcomes

  1. Use and comply with laboratory safety rules, procedures, and universal precautions.
  2. Demonstrate proficient use of a compound light microscope.
  3. Describe and prepare widely used stains and wet mounts, and discuss their significance in identification of microorganisms.
  4. Perform basic microbiology procedures using aseptic techniques for transfer, isolation and observation of commonly encountered, clinically significant bacteria.
  5. Use different types of bacterial culture media to grow, isolate, and identify microorganisms.
  6. Perform basic bacterial identification procedures using biochemical tests.
  7. Estimate the number of microorganisms in a sample using methods such as direct counts, viable plate counts, or spectrophotometric measurements.
  8. Demonstrate basic identification protocols based on microscopic morphology of some common fungi and parasites.