Course Contents

Bacterial cultivation techniques; staining; preliminary identification and count; Sterilization techniques; culturing of bacteria in liquid and on solid medium; Gram-staining of bacteria; colony and cell morphology; bacterial cell count and growth curves; biochemical tests. microbiology of milk and water; anti-microbial sensitivity testing; bacterial mutagenicity; culture preservation.

Course Synopsis

This lab course aims that the students learn the principles learnt in course 505.IBB through various experiments designed for this purpose. Concepts related to the theory in course 514.IBB shall also be demonstrated in this lab. course.