CALS Farm and Industry Short Course Program

The Archived
 FARM MICROBIOLOGY 
WEBSITE

This course website has been retired as of the Spring Term of 2008, and some of the material utilized throughout my tenure in teaching this course (2001-08, so far) is archived here. The primary (and now exclusive) web portal for this course is the Learn@UW website where students go for course announcements, downloads, links to resources, and other useful things such as grade summaries).

Course Syllabus for Spring Term, 2008 (PDF File).

Sample Mid-Term Quiz Questions (PDF File).

PDF Files of Lecture Outlines for Spring Term, 2008 (as posted at Learn@UW with notes inserted):

• Part 1: Introduction to Microbiology.
  
• Part 2: Basic Structure and Genetics of Bacteria.
  
• Part 3: Basic Metabolism and Nutrition of Bacteria.
  
• Part 4: Food Microbiology – General Principles.
  
• Part 5: Soil Microbiology, Cycling of Elements and Biodegradation.
  
• Part 6: Microbial Diseases of Humans, Animals and Plants.
  
• Part 7: Water and Wastewater Microbiology.

PDF File of Lab Manual:

• Lab Exercises. (These are in continuous development. Yet to include here: coliform detection and the sauerkraut fermentation.)
  
• Appendix I – Aseptic Technique Procedures.
  
• Appendix II – Staining Procedures.
  
• Appendix III – The Microscope.

HTML Files of Lecture Notes developed through Spring Term, 2006:

• Section 1 – Introduction to Microbiology.
  
• Section 2 – Basic Structure, Genetics, Habitats, Physiology, Nutrition and Growth of Bacteria.
  
• Section 3 – General Survey of Important Prokaryotes (Bacteria & Archae).
  
• Section 4 – Soil Microbiology, Cycling of Elements and Biodegradation.
  
• Section 5 – Food Microbiology – including the specialized areas of Dairy and Silage Microbiology.
  
• Section 6 – Microbial Diseases of Humans, Animals and Plants.
  
• Section 7 – Water and Wastewater Microbiology.

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