microbiology lab report
Reminders Week of Nov 6th: No Lab!
Week of Nov 13th: Exp# 9 comple te, last in-class acti vit y and notebook check
Week of Nov 20th: No Lab!
Week of Nov 27th: FINAL EXAM - Lab report due
Checklist Exp#9 continue - Record ALL re sults
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If you are re ady you can submit the skill check form today
Lab Report (70pts)- Due Date: Week of Nov 27th
General guideline s (Canvas > Module s):
Typed, double-spaced in 11-12 point font
8 page limit, not including the title page, Fig/table s and reference s.
Use he adings for e ach section
Use the past tense to de scribe e xperiments that were done ( Gram stain re sults showed gram-positi ve cocci)
Needs to be writ ten in passi ve voice. inste ad of I prepared a bacterial suspension / A bacterial suspension was prepared…
You will submit an electronic copy to Turnitin AND a hard copy
General guideline s:
Be sure to repre sent organism name s correctly!
NO QUOTATIONS!
Only utilize credible source s: Te xt books, lab manual, scientific journal article s
MUST include citations* throughout the report
Use table s &/or Fig to display data re sults - properly labeled with a writ ten legend and e xplanation of the re sults in the main body.
Should include the following sections:
Title page
Summar y
Materials and Me thods
Re sults
Discussion
Reference s
Title Page (2pts):
Title of the e xperiment
Your name
Unknown patient isolate #
Date
Course title
Section
Summar y (10pts):
1-3 paragraphs
Brief de scription of the purpose of the e xercise
Overall strategy of your e xperimental de sign & me thods
Statement or your re sults
Main conclusion -
include identification of the causati ve agent
tre atment recommendation you were able to make
Materials and Me thods (12pts):
Should be di vided into sub-sections with rele vant sub-he adings
Writ ten in paragraph form
Briefly state the procedure s you performed in lab
Do not include unnece ssar y de tail*
Include all media and te sts utilized and how you inoculated it
The lab manual should be cited- must be writ ten in your own words
Re sults (12pts):
Should reflect what was actually done in the lab
Pre sented cle arly and concisely in comple te paragraphs
Avoid discussing the me aning or interpre ting your re sults in this section.
Data should be pre sented in properly labeled and organized table and/or figure s
Labeled numerically and with title s
Should have writ ten legends ** see guideline s
Discussion (15pts):
Explain the me aning or significance of your re sults/ interpre tation of the data
Where you able to identif y the unknown agent?
discuss how you came to your conclusion
why you chose to use a particular media/te st
what the te st re vels and why?
Discuss relevant background information on the causati ve agent:
how it t ypically cause s infection in a human patient
Include de scription of a molecular mechanism of pathogene sis known to occur with this bacterium
Make sure to always paraphrase in your own words and provide in-te xt citations
Discussion:
Identif y and discuss your tre atment recommendation based on the re sults or your antimicrobial screen
How the antibiotic chosen targe ts and impacts the causati ve agent?
Identif y potential source s of error or any e xperimental issue s
Discuss any change s or improvements if you were to repe at the e xperiment and why
Reference s (9pts):
Alphabe tical list of all reference material
At le ast 4 scientific source s
Should adhere to the following format ting st yle:
Lab manual:
CMMB Department. 2017. Microbiology Lab Manual MCB 3020L, Fall 2017. Uni versit y of South Florida. Pro- Copy, Tampa, FL. Print
Journal article s:
Ale xander, J.M. 1968. Occurrence of starche s in br yophyte s. Bot. Gas. 127: 176-199.
Writing and Mechanics (10pts):
Writing is cle ar
Pre sented in a logical order
Easy to follow
No errors in grammar, capitalization, spelling
Table s and figure s are comple te
General format ting is correct