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The Art of Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual

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posted on 2020-01-09, 22:28 authored by Jeffrey MorrisJeffrey Morris, Sarah AdkinsSarah Adkins
This PDF contains the course materials for our "Art of Microbiology" laboratory course, intended for undergraduate biology majors. Students isolate soil bacteria and use them to create living works of art, then use the observations of interactions within the art as a platform for developing their own research projects.

These materials are definitely works in progress, and contain large gaps that are filled in practice with a variety of handouts and materials from other sources. We plan to continue updating this lab manual over time; future versions will be posted here in version control.

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This work was partially supported by a National Science Foundation grant (OCE-1540158), an NSF GRFP award (1450078) to SJA, and a UAB Center for Teaching and Learning grant to JJM and SJA. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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    agar artmicrobiology educationSTEM educationCUREMicrobial EcologyMicrobiology

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