# Microbiology: A Laboratory Experience

- By: Holly Ahern
- Publisher: State University of New York Adirondack
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology%3A_A_Laboratory_Experience_(Ahern))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology%3A_A_Laboratory_Experience_(Ahern)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/bio-96178/pdf

This text provides a series of laboratory exercises compatible with a one-semester undergraduate microbiology or bacteriology course with a three- or four-hour lab period that meets once or twice a week. The design of the lab manual conforms to the American Society for Microbiology curriculum guidelines and takes a ground-up approach -- beginning with an introduction to biosafety and containment practices and how to work with biological hazards.