Reference materials

TEXTBOOKS

  1. Microbiology: https://openstax.org/details/books/microbiology
  2. Concepts of Biology: https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology.
  3. Biofundamentals 2.0: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/biofundamentals-2-0.

VIDEOS

WEEK 2

Aseptic techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRadiLXkqoU

Transferring a colony to media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_eA_PF1YJ8

 

WEEK 3

Creating a gram stain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-wmGcRFBsw

Principles of gram staining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPzeC1s6kI

 

WEEK 4

Creating a quality smear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q_rQc1yLE4

Acid fast staining procedure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgSe0H43ds

Endospore staining procedure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVvR-qyRgP0

Capsule stain breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVc65fwoSs

Flagella movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBrxh3N8CuA

 

WEEK 5

Oxidase test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5sRWt3DKVw

Catalase test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmL2vg-IN0

Streaking bacteria (watch specifically for T-streak section): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku22XJc-c6c

Additional streaking video (start at 4:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1onYow0O58

EMB plate results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR7l9nWOd9g

MSA plate results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON4qQafGcfc

 

WEEK 7

Creating serial dilutions:https://www.jove.com/v/10507/serial-dilutions-and-plating-microbial-enumeration

Create a glass spreader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vstIn_WLb10

Counting and calculating CFU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdnOjoOO6qY

Additional video counting and calculating CFU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIIxNLPUu8g&t=15s

 

WEEK 8

Using M1V1=M2V2

example videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do2SSJw1efo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6dnEp58mVk

 

WEEK 9

Yeast budding under the microscope:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH3u51xyUHc

Fungal vs bacterial growth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhmv0tItbnc

Fungi vs fungi plate competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNQOupZ4Vw

 

WEEK 11

Zone of inhibition test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np87w5kCL-4

Additional zone of inhibition test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO3C5TBo1KY

UV test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4qrnMlhbpE

UV light tools in the news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnwp2pZa27Y

 

WEEK 12

Protozoans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46iJUMNbx74

Helminths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWzrlCBhCM