Open AccessImplementing a Virtual Midterm to Identify Unknown Bacteria in a Microbiology Lab Course
Author(s) -
Mangala Tawde,
Susan K. McLaughlin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1935-7885
pISSN - 1935-7877
DOI - 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2579
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , modular design , course (navigation) , computer science , virtual laboratory , clinical microbiology , microbiology and biotechnology , multimedia , biology , engineering , programming language , ecology , aerospace engineering
Identification of unknown bacteria is an integral module in most introductory Microbiology laboratory courses. This laboratory activity typically involves identifying bacteria based on Gram staining for morphology and gram reaction followed by studying their biochemical characteristics.