Microbial Control: How to Kill Bacteria
 Laboratory Exercise

Virtual Microbiology Classroom of Science Prof Online

TSY Plate With Bacterial Growth and Zones of Inhibition from Anitbiotic Disks
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​Lab #5: Microbial Control Lab Materials

This is the main page for the Microbial Control Laboratory Topic of an 8-week introductory college microbiology class. This lab exposes students to various methods (heat, UV radiation, antibiotics and chemicals) used to kill bacteria and other microbes.

Microbiology Photo Library
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Go to > 
Microbiology In the Home: Tips to Sanitize Your House &
Keep Your Family Healthy
Go to Instructors Corner
SPO VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED READINGS

MICROBIAL CONTROL HELPFUL LINKS
These are links to useful articles, animations and videos to help students better understand the laboratory exercise.
  • Play Pandemic 2 a video game of strategy, where you try to become a successful pandemic microbe and infect the world. My teenage, crazy-smart daughter recommends this one to you. 

MICROBIAL CONTROL LAB POWERPOINT
The Lab PowerPoints are used to introduce the material in the related Lab Exercise Instructions & Report Assignment.
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​​Printing: The best way for students to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to the Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet", Under Pages per sheet, select "2". That uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.

The Microbial Control Lab materials of the Virtual Microbiology Classroom include:
  • Lab Exercise Instructions
  • Lab Report Assigment
  • Laboratory PowerPoint    
  • Links to images related to the lab

NOTE: Students must review all material in categories highlighted with red titles  PRIOR TO ATTENDING LAB in order to be prepared to participate. ​​​


MICROBIAL CONTROL LAB DOCS
The Lab Exercise Instructions provide a thorough explanation of the lab topic, as well as detailed directions on how to complete the lab exercise. The Lab Assignment is the report that students complete and turn in. Students will be completing the IN-LAB EXPERIMENTS unless told otherwise.

IN LAB EXPERIMENTS:

AT HOME EXPERIMENT: 

Hoe to Kill Kitchen Bacteria & Sanitize Surfaces
Microbiology Lab Videos
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You have free access to a large collection of materials used in a college-level introductory microbiology course. The Virtual Microbiology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions and Practice Test Questions.
Prokaryotic Cell, Mariana Ruiz
Plate of TSY Agar With Bacterial Samples from Dishes Before And After Dishwasher
HOME MICROBIOLOGY EXPERIMENT FROM SPO

Does the automatic dishwasher sanitize dishes? Yes! 

TSY agar with sample from dirty dishes on top (note bacterial colonies that grew), and sample from cleaned dishes on bottom.
​Page last updated: 2/2016