BIO 108 - LECTURE

• Introduction and terminology

• History of Microbiology

• Observing Microbes

• Microbial Cells, Metabolism, and Growth

• Microbial Genetics

• Genetic Engineering

• Evolution and Taxonomy

• Microbial Diversity and Ecology

• Microbial Control

• Human Defenses

• Microbial Diseases

BIOL 108 - LAB

• Introduction and terminology

• Stained cell preparations and microscope measurements

• Smear preparation and staining

• Culture transfer techniques, isolation of pure cultures, and cultural characteristics of microorganisms

• Gram stain and acid fast stain

• Living preparations; nutritional requirements and culture media; and differential and selective media

• Physical factors

• Extracellular enzymes and tests

• Genus unknown ID

• Physical agents

• Chemical agents

• Transformation of E.coli and activity of lysozyme

• Parasitc protozoa, and fungi

BIOL 202 - LAB

• Introduction to Biotechnology techniques

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Isolation of DNA

• Amplification of DNA by PCR

• Electrophoresis of human DNA

• Bacterial transformation

• GFP Chromotography

• DNA fingerprinting

• Protein fingerprinting

• Analysis of lambda DNA

• Estimating molecular size of DNA