Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology

General Laboratory Rules & Regulations    

1. Use and Care of Microscope 
2. Handling and Examining Cultures
3. Plating Techniques
4. Dilution Plate Counting
5. Selective and Differential Media
6. Culture and Characteristics of Anaerobic Organisms
7. Preparations of Smears and Simple Staining   
8. Differential Staining Techniques
9. Structural Stains
10. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
11. Action of Antiseptics and Disinfectants on Bacterial Growth
12. Handwashing Effectiveness
13. Oral Flora: Determination of Susceptibility to Dental Caries  
14. Microbial Flora of the Throat, Nasopharynx, and Skin
15. Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein Utilization by Bacteria
16. Biochemical Reactions of Microorganisms
17. The Pyogenic Cocci 
18. Gastrointestinal Pathogens
19. Fungal Culture and Characteristics
20. Protozoa and Parasitic Helminths 
21. Cultivation and Titration of Bacteriophage
22. Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection
23. Laboratory Project: Identification of an Unknown Bacterium