PEBO 212 General Microbiology II

This course is designed to introduce students to various general methods used to study microorganisms. Students will be taken through the theory of safe handling of microorganisms and laboratory materials, microscopy (including specimen preparation and staining), cultivation of microorganisms, microbial isolation, enumeration, characterization and identification; pure culture preparation, preservation of pure cultures. Students will also learn about the use of bacteria and fungi in agricultural, environmental, food, industrial and medical biotechnology.