Professor Phommasaysy

Course Description

This is an introductory microbiology course designed for students who are unfamiliar with the microbial world. Topics covered in this course include a description and discussion on microbial classification, growth, reproduction, cytology, and physiology. In addition, this course will also address microbial diseases, disinfection and sterilization, along with microbiological techniques use in the laboratory settings, and the applied fields of bacteriology.

Syllabus

• To request a current syllabus, please contact me at phommas@lacitycollege.edu

Lab Exercises/Worksheet

• Culture Transfer Technique

• Techniques For Isolation of Pure Culture

• Preparation of Bacterial Smears

• Simple Stains

• Negative Stains

• Gram Stain

• Acid Fast Stain

• Endospore Stain

• How To Use The Microscope

• Chemical Agents of Control (Disinfectants & Antiseptics)

• Chemical Agents of Control (Antibiotics)

• Physical Agents of Control (Osmotic Pressure)

• Physical Agents of Control (Moist Heat)

• Urease, Nitrate, Catalase, Oxidase Tests

• IMViC

• Triple Sugar-Iron Media

• Carbohydrate Fermentation

• Differential and Selective Media

• Physical Factor (Oxygen Requirement)

• Physical Factor (pH)

• Physical Factor (Temperature)

Supplemental Lab Materials

• Antibiotic Susceptibility Chart

• Disinfectant/Antiseptic Mode of Action

• Triple Iron Sugar Interpretation

Study & Test Prep Resources

• Lecture Quiz (See Instructor During Office Hours For Answers)

• Microbes and Their Building Blocks

• Prokaryote Structures

• Eukaryotes Structures

• Viral Structures and Their Life Cycle

• Microbial Nutrition and Growth

• Microbial Metabolism

• Microbial Genetics

• Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes

• Antimicrobial Treatment

• Interactions Between Microbe and Human Interactions

• Host Defenses I: Non-specific Defenses

• Specific Immunity and Immunization

• Disorders in Immunity

• Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes

• Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System

• Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

• Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

• Infectious Disease of the G.I Tracts

• Infectious Disease of the Genitourinary System

Unknown Guide & Resources

• Bergey's Guide

• Bacteria Information Search

• Biochemical Test Result

• Explanation of Biochemical Test (1)

• Explanation of Biochemical Test (2)

• Sample Flow Chart #1

• Sample Flow Chart #2

• Sample Flow Chart #3

• Unknown Data Table

• Creating Your Unknown Flowchart

Learning Resources

• Animation and Video

  • Passive and Active Transport in Cells

  • Photosynthesis

  • Cellular Respiration

  • Chemiosmosis and Electron Transport Chain

  • DNA Replication

  • Endocytosis and Exocytosis

  • Lytic and Lysogenic Life Cycle of Virus

  • Transcription

  • Translation

  • mRNA Processing

  • Lac Operon

• Biocoach

• Microbiology Society

• Crossword Puzzles

• Microbes and Their Building Blocks

• Prokaryotic Cell

• Virus

• Innate Immunity

• Immune Disorders

Miscellaneous