1. LABORATORY SAFETY RULES
2. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE; BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
3. INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY
4. STAINING TECHNIQUES
5. UBIQUITY OF MICROBES—ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING; CULTURE MEDIA
6. UBIQUITY OF MICROBES—COMPLEX MICROBIAL COMMUNITY
7. UBIQUITY OF MICROBES—COMMERCIAL YOGURT INVESTIGATION; PURE CULTURE ISOLATION
8. GROWTH—METHODS TO ENUMERATE BACTERIA
9. GROWTH—ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS
10. GROWTH—CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS
11. IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA—BIOCHEMICAL TESTS