- - - - - - - BIOL 1231 Schedule – - - Spring - - 2012 - - - - - - - - - Week of: - - - - - - - - Activity - - - - - - - - - - Return for Results - - - - - - - Jan. 23, 2012 - - Intro to course – syllabus and safety rules - - - - - - - Exercise 1: Effectiveness of Hand Washing and - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Antiseptics - - (Lab Manual: p.8) - - - - - - - - - Jan - - . - - 30, 2012 - - Exercise 2: - - Aseptic Technique (Manual: p.11) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 3: - - Brightfield - - Microscopy (Manual: p.15, Atlas: p. 23) - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - Exercise 4: Streaking for Isolation (Manual: p. 21, Atlas: p. 13) - - - - - - - - - - - - Feb. 6, 2012 - - - - Exercise 5: Preparation of Smears and Simple Staining (Manual: p. 25, - - - - - Atlas: p.27) - - - - - - - Exercise 6: The Gram Stain (Manual: p.30, Atlas: p.35) - - - - - - - - No - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 7: Capsule Staining (Manual: p.33, Atlas: p.40) - - - - - - - - - - - - Feb. 13, 2012 - - Exercise 8: The - - Endospore - - Stain (Manual: p.35, Atlas: p.41) - - - - - - No - - - - - - - - - Exercise 9: Acid-Fast Staining (Manual: p.38, Atlas: p.38) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SKILLS TEST 1: Streaking for Isolation/Aseptic Technique - - (20 points) - - - - - - - - - - Feb - - . 20, 2012 - - - - EXAM 1: Exercises 1-9 - - (100 points) - - - - - - - - - - - - No - - - - - - - - - - SKILLS TEST 2: The Microscope - - (20 points) - - - - - - - - Feb. 27, 2012 - - Exercise 10: Preparation of Culture Media (Manual: p.40) - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 11: Culture Media Used for Selection and Differentiation - - - - - - - - - - - Of Microorganisms Pt. 1 (Manual: p.43, Atlas: p.16, 17) - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - Exercise 12: Use of Selective and Differenti - - al Media Pt. 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - (Manual: p.46, Atlas: p. 18, 19) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SKILLS TEST 3: The Gram Stain - - (20 points) - - - - - - - - - March 5, 2012 - - - - Spring Break – No Labs - - - - - - - - March 12, 2012 - - Exercise 13: - - Exoenzymes - - - - (Manual: p.48, Atlas: - - p. 49 - - ,59,62,75 - - ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 14: Bio-oxidation Reactions Pt. 1 - - (Manual: p.52, - - - - - - - Atlas: p. 57) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 15: Bio-oxidation Reactions Pt. 2 (Manual: p.55, - - - - - - - - - - - - Atlas: p. - - 50, 68, - - 72 - - ) - - - - - - - - March - - - - 1 - - 9 - - , 2011 - - 2 - - Exercise 16: The - - IMViC - - Tests (Manual: p.59, Atlas: - - p. 51, 60, - - - - - - - - - - - 67, 80) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - Exercise 17: Additional Test for Differentiating - - Between Enteric - - - - - - - - - - - - Bacteria (Manual: p.62, Atlas: p.54, 74, 76, - - 79 - - ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 26, 2012 - - Exercise 18: Environmental Effects Pt 1 ( - - Manual: p.66) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 19: Environmental Effects Pt 2 - - (Man - - ual: p.69) - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Exercise 20: Environmental Effects Pt 3 ( - - Manual: p.73) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 2, 20 - - 1 - - 2 - - - - EXAM 2: Exercises 10-20 ( - - 100pts - - ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - No - - - - - SKILLS TEST 4: - - IMViC - - Tests - - (20 points) - - - - - - - - - - April 9, 2012 - - Exercise 21: Antimicrobial Agents Pt. 1 (Man - - ual: p. 76) - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - Exercise 22: Antimicrobial Agents Pt. 2 (Ma - - nual: p. 80, Atlas: p. 89) - - - - - - - - - - April 16, 2012 - - - - FINAL EXAM (100 points) - - - - - SKILLS TEST 5: Antibiotics - - (20 points) - - - -