| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
