Challenges of the Unseen World

A Laboratory Course in Microbiology

Richard J. Meyer, Stacie A. Brown (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

203 Seiten

2018
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-992-7 (ISBN)

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Turn your microbiology laboratory course into an exciting gateway into the world of microorganisms. With nothing more than microscopes, Petri dishes, media, and a handful of reagents, undergraduates will learn to isolate, grow, and identify a wide range of pathogenic microbes. While becoming proficient at the fundamental skills of the microbiology laboratory-how to streak plates, use a microscope, perform a Gram stain, and prepare serial dilutions and spread plates-Challenges of the Unseen World: A Laboratory Course in Microbiology enables students to solve six challenges that professional microbiologists might encounter in their work.

Richard Meyer and Stacie Brown have written a manual that emphasizes discovery and scientific reasoning and meets the ASM microbiology education curriculum guidelines. Students learn essential classic laboratory methods and important molecular techniques as they attempt to investigate real-world medical and epidemiological problems. This approach enhances retention by providing context and shows students how professional microbiologists think and work.

The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

1. Identifying the bacteria causing infections in hospital patients

2. Confirming the identification of a microorganism by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene

3. Choosing an antibiotic to alleviate the symptoms of Crohn's disease

4. Tracking down the source of an E. coli strain causing a local outbreak of disease

5. Using bacteriophage to identify the farm releasing pathogenic bacteria into a village stream

6. Evaluating the pathogenic potential of bacteria causing urinary infections

Erscheinungsdatum	15.07.2018
Reihe/Serie	ASM Books
Sprache	englisch
Maße	208 x 269 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-55581-992-3 / 1555819923
ISBN-13	978-1-55581-992-7 / 9781555819927
Zustand	Neuware