MICROBIOLOGY 251

RESOURCES

INSTRUCTIONS

LIBRARY RESOURCES

The following materials are on reserve:

• Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology is the authority in identifying your unknown organism. There are multiple copies on reserve.

• Bergey’s Manual of Systemic Bacteriology by John G. Holt is another resource for identifying your unknown organism. There are multiple copies of this.

• A Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory is an excellent pictorial that explains the chemistry and meaning of each of the standard microbial tests used in identification. There are multiple copies of this.

• Addressing Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: A Prevention is an American Microbiology publication that will give you information on a continuous issue of growing concern. There are multiple copies of this.

• New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: A Global Crisis and Immediate Concern is a similar publication to the one above. There are multiple copies of this.

VIDEO RESOURCES

To find the videos, go to the reserve desk in the library and either select course: Bi 251 and look for the title or look under

• UNSEEN LIFE ON EARTH - This is part of the Annenberg/CBS MultiMedia Collection - 12 video presentations on all the typical areas of microbiology.

• MICROBES AND MEN is a series of five videos describing the field of microbiology in historical development.

  The individual videos are:

• The Life of Ignaz Semmelweis, the story of the need for using aseptic techniques in preventing infections and the difficulty associated with introducing new ideas.

• Rabies --Certain Death, the story of the creation of a vaccine to counteract the effects of the deadly virus.

• The Germ Is life, the story of identifying the existence of microbial forms and the type of research that assisted them to recognize that these cells have all the properties of complex cells.

• The Search for the Magic Bullet, is the story of Paul Erhlich’s work attempting to chemical present a cure for Trepanema pallidum or syphilis by using arsenic as the chemical.

• E. coli 0157:H7. A clinical explanation of how to identify E. coli 0157:H7 in a public outbreak and how to identify it in the lab. This video is particularly valuable for those in the health profession.

• PRACTICING SAFE SCIENCE. This presentation is a valuable overview of safety principles that should be followed by anyone working in a laboratory setting.

• NOVA: THE BRAIN EATER. This PBS presentation addresses a very current and somewhat emotionally treated topic in the public news arena. Its focus is the Mad Come Disease or spongioform disorders. It is worth viewing for the informed public. Prions, the possible protein cause is an active area of current research.

• UNDERSTANDING: VIRUSES AND BACTERIA. This cable presentation is a fine introduction to viruses and bacteria that enables you to grasp their importance in our understanding of the natural world. Clearly presented and worth viewing.

• Fungi: The Rotten World Around Us (Nova Series) gives you a clearly stated role of fungi in the ecosystem.

• When Wonder Drugs Don’t Work (Nova Series) dramatically explains the current concern about the overuse of antibiotics and the growing resistance of microbes.

INTERNET RESOURCES

• biology.about.com This is a site which has links to different areas of study in biology. Click on bacteriology and microbiology and surf through the various sites listed.

• Microbiology Lab Manual. Microbiology lab manual developed by Dr. Gary Kaiser. This site contains a complete set of color photographs and photomicrographs of the results of labarotory exercises. Included are pictures of gram and spore stains and biochemical testing.