Basic Microbiology Page

Course Materials:

1.  Course Syllabus:

Fall, 2011

2.  Study Guides:

Exam 1

Exam 2

Exam 3

Exam 4

3.  Overheads (In PowerPoint Format):

    Lecture:

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapters 8-9

Chapter 10

Chapter 13

Study Guide 4

HIV Lecture

    Lab:

Week 1-Exercises 1, 6, 8, 10, 11

Week 3-Exercises 12, 14

            Week 4-Exercise 16

Week 5-Exercises 9, 18

Weeks 6 & 7-Exercise 20

            Week 9-Fungi

Week 10-Yeast Slide

Week 11-Exercise 33

            Week 12-Exercises 58, 59

Weeks 13 & 14-Unknowns

Announcements:

Lecture: No announcements.

Lab:  In lab this week, we will do exercises 9 and 18 in the lab manual. Make sure to read the exercises before coming to lab.

Microbiology in the News:

2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu)

Key Facts About Flu Vaccine

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Successful In Mice

Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Questions and Answers about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools

Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say

Study: Women lead men in bacteria, hands down

Information about E. coli O157:H7

Infections caused by ESBL-producing E. coli

The Facts about Meningitis and Meningococcal Disease

Microbiology Links

American Society for Microbiology

Allegheny Branch-American Society for Microbiology

MicrobeLibrary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response

Cells Alive