Laboratory Handouts
                                   

 BBL132 - General Microbiology

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List of Experiments

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1. To learn the principles of the microscope 📄

2. To prepare bacterial culture media for growth 📄

3. To study morphology of bacterial organisms by simple staining and to perform Gram staining of the given bacterial cultures 📄

4. To determine total microbial population count by Neubauer's Slide method (Direct microscopic count) 📄

5. To study bacterial spores by staining methods 📄

6. To determine bacterial growth curve and to perform dilution plating experiments for enumeration 📄

7. To study the influence of different environmental factors (pH and temperature) on microbial growth 📄

8. To study the anti-microbial sensitivity of antibiotics 📄

9. Biochemical tests for identification of microorganisms (Kit based) 📄

10. To study the effect of ultraviolet radiation on bacterial growth 📄

11. To screen colonies obtained through UV mutagenesis for presence of lactose non-utilizing mutants 📄

12. To study the morphotypic diversity in environmental samples 📄