Lab Skills – Microbiology

1. General information
2. Safety
3. Equipment & Materials
   1. Petri Dish
   2. Paraffin Film
   3. Inoculating Loop
   4. Bunsen Burner
   5. Erlenmeyer Flask
   6. Autoclave
   7. Micropipette
   8. Micropipette Tips
4. Techniques
   1. Aseptic Technique
   2. Autoclaving
   3. Micropipetting
   4. Preparing Culture Media
   5. Streak Plating
   6. Spread Plating
   7. Serial Dilutions & Colony Counting
   8. Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
   9. Etest
   10. Cryopreservation
   11. Innoculation from Cryopreserved Culture
5. More in this Series

General information

Microbiology skills are used in a wide variety of fields including healthcare, medical research, genetic engineering, and food safety.

Safety

Equipment & Materials

Petri Dish

Petri dishes are used for growing bacterial cultures. They come in reusable glass or disposable plastic varieties.

Paraffin Film

Paraffin film is used to seal the top of a petri dish to the bottom.

Inoculating Loop

Bunsen Burner

Erlenmeyer Flask

Autoclave

Micropipette

Micropipette Tips

Techniques

Aseptic Technique

Autoclaving

Micropipetting

Preparing Culture Media

Streak Plating

Spread Plating

Serial Dilutions & Colony Counting

Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing

Etest

Cryopreservation

Innoculation from Cryopreserved Culture

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