Index of Practicals

  1. Preparing the culture mediums
  2. Sterilization and disinfection
  3. Isolation techniques:
    • Inoculation loop streaking technique
    • Streak plate method and Quadrant streaking
    • Serial dilution
  4. Environmental influence
  5. Bacterial identification
    • Staining
    • Biochemical tests
  6. Fungi identification
    • Fungal culture
    • Microculture
    • Observing the morphological characteristics
  7. Molecular biology techniques for identification
    • DNA extraction
    • Nucleic acid amplification
    • Visualization in agarose gel
  8. Microscopic observation
    • Direct observation
    • Heat fixation
    • Spore staining
    • Gram staining
    • Ziehl-Neelsen staining
    • Staining for fungi
    • Observation of parasites
  9. Antimicrobial susceptibility study
  10. Human microbiota
    • Nail sampling
    • Throat microbiota
    •  Skin microbiota
  11. Microbiological water testing
  12. Preparation of yogurt