| Safety |
Safety in the microbiology laboratory |
| Disinfectants |
Good disinfectants for the classroom |
| Culture Problems |
Descriptions of some common problems and solutions to those problems |
| Maintenance of Bacteria |
Techniques for short-term and long-term maintainence of cultures |
| Sterile Technique |
Methods for sterile transfer of cultures in broth or on plates |
| Optimum Temperatures |
Optimum temperatures for growth of common lab strains |
| Sterilizing |
Methods for sterilizing media and glassware in the classroom |
| Streaking plates |
Method for streaking plates to obtain isolated colonies |
| Nutrient Agar |
Instructions for preparing nutrient broth, plates, and slants |
| Tips for plates |
Tips for pouring and storing plates |
| Incubator |
A low-cost incubator for the classroom |
| Homemade Media |
An inexpensive alternative to commercial media |
| Testing Autoclaves |
Commercial spore solutions test sterilizers |
| Tyndallization |
An old-fashioned method for sterilizing broth |
| Simple Staining of Microbes |
Instructions for staining bacteria |
