What are some common laboratory techniques?

During the course of these laboratory sessions, you will be usual to become proficient in the performance of the following laboratory methods:

1) Isolation of pure bacterial colonies

2) Gram stain

Development of competency in these techniques needs that you also know how to:

1) Flame a loop

2) Streak a plate for isolated colonies

3) Use a light microscope.

Every person is responsible for his microscope and is expected to clean the oil immersion lens at the end of every lab in which it is used. First-year students share these microscopes and, as you may remember, do not appreciate having to clean the microscope before it can be used.