Microbes Count!

, by Jungck, John R.; Fass, Marion Field; Stanley, Ethel D.

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ISBN: 9780972321105 | 0972321101
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/2003

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(BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium) Provides 40 lab activities welcoming the student to the world of microbiology. Lab exercises explore microbial genomes, compare DNA sequences, simulate epidemics, quantitate images, simulate ecosystems, model antibiotic resistance, and repeat classic and modern experiments in microbial genetics. Wire-spiral binding.

Contributors	p. 3
Acknowledgements	p. 5
Preface	p. 7
Forward	p. 11
From a Student's Perspective	p. 15
Introduction	p. 21
Activities for Video I: The Microbial Universe	p. 25
How Do You Know a Microbe When You Find One?	p. 27
Modeling More Mold	p. 33
Population Explosion: Modeling Phage Growth	p. 41
Activities for Video II: The Unity of Living Systems	p. 51
Sourdough Symbiosis	p. 53
The Scale of the Microbial World	p. 57
Searching for Amylase	p. 63
Shaped to Survive	p. 73
Activities for Video III: Metabolism	p. 83
Modeling Wine Fermentation	p. 85
Biosphere 2: Unexpected Interactions	p. 93
The Living World of Yogurt	p. 101
Modeling Microbial Growth	p. 109
Activities for Video IV: Reading the Code of Life	p. 119
Searching for the Hereditary Molecule	p. 121
TB and Antibiotic Resistance	p. 125
Molecular Forensics	p. 129
Exploring HIV Evolution: An Opportunity for Research	p. 137
Activities for Video V: Genetic Transfer	p. 151
The Farmer and the Gene: A Case Approach to Bt Corn	p. 153
Complements Please! No Compliments Necessary	p. 159
Conjugation and Genetic Mapping	p. 167
Activities for Video VI: Microbial Evolution	p. 179
Proteins: Historians of Life on Earth	p. 181
Tree of Life: An Introduction to Microbial Phylogeny	p. 191
Tracking the West Nile Virus	p. 203
One Cell, Three Genomes	p. 207
Activities for Video VII: Microbial Diversity	p. 219
Microbiology of Stratified Waters	p. 221
Valuing Variable Variegation	p. 229
Visualizing Microbial Proteins	p. 235
Activities for Video VIII: Microbial Ecology	p. 243
Investigating Predator-Prey Interactions	p. 245
Exploring Microbial Fermentation with Korean Kimchee	p. 251
Activities for Video IX: Microbial Control	p. 261
Bioterror and the Microbiologist's Response	p. 263
Mold Fights Back: A Challenge for Sanitation	p. 267
Citrus Canker: Alternatives for Control	p. 279
A Plague on Both Houses: Modeling Viral Infection to Control a Pest Outbreak	p. 285
Activities for Video X: Microbial Interactions	p. 297
Controlling Potato Blight: Past, Present, and Future	p. 299
Making Sense of the Complex Life Cycles of Toxic Pfiesteria	p. 307
Measles in Nakivale Refugee Camp: Epidemiology in Action	p. 313
Activities for Video XI: Human Defenses	p. 321
Identifying Immune Responses	p. 323
Why Count Types of White Blood Cells?	p. 327
Epidemiology: Understanding Disease Spread	p. 331
Activities for Video XII: Microbes and Human Disease	p. 341
Souvenirs: Investigating a Disease Outbreak	p. 343
Maps and Microbes	p. 347
Vaccine: Experimenting with Strategies to Control Infectious Disease	p. 357
Celebrations and Challenges	p. 363
The Microbes Count! CD	p. 365
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