Fundamentals of Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual

Introduction and General Laboratory Safety

Exercise 1: An Introduction to Microscopy and the Oil Immersion Lens
Exercise 2: Aseptic Technique
Exercise 3: Isolating Bacteria by Streaking Methods
Exercise 4: Preparation of Smears and Simple Staining
Exercise 5: Differential Staining
Exercise 6: Eukaryotic Microbes—The Fungi, Protozoa, and Algae
Exercise 7: Isolating Bacteria Using Special Media
Exercise 8: Isolating Bacteria Using Dilution Techniques
Exercise 9: Oxygen and Bacterial Growth
Exercise 10: Methods of Control
Exercise 11: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test
Exercise 12: Extracellular Enzymes
Exercise 13: Phenol Red Broth
Exercise 14: Triple Sugar Iron Agar
Exercise 15: IMViC
Exercise 16: Urease Test
Exercise 17: Nitrate Reduction
Exercise 18: The EnteroPluri Test
Exercise 19: DNA Fingerprinting
Exercise 20: Agglutination Reactions as a Diagnostic Tool

Appendix 1: Safety and Conduct in the Microbiology Laboratory
Appendix 2: Bacterial Colony Morphologies
Appendix 3: Calculating Dilutions
Appendix 4: Preparing a Written Lab Report