Microbiology

This forum consists of two parts. Part one is lecture information. Part two is laboratory information.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/trouble-with-chicken/

What is a food adulterant? Discuss why the organism Salmonella heidelberg should be deemed a food adulterant.

Name another organism that is labeled as a food adulterant by the USDA. What have you learned from viewing this video that you did not previously know? Convince the reader that you watched the entire video.

This documentary is less than an hour long, but is packed with critical information for anyone in health care as well as the general public.

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This Bio-Rad demonstration laboratory teaches aseptic technique you will use for all remaining labs in the course. The video underpins Exercise 3 parts A, B, and C in your laboratory manual. Information learned from this short video and reading Exercise 3 parts A, B, and C will be on your lab midterm test.

Explain in your own words the overall process for aseptically transferring bacteria from one media source to another. Why are you instructed to write only on the back of the plate and never on the lid?

Why do you place the plates in the incubator upside-down? Be sure to address these questions in your primary post before attempting to read what your classmates have written.