# Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology: Discovering the Unseen World Through Hands-On Investigation

- By: Susan McLaughlin - Author / Joan Petersen
- Publisher: CUNY Academic Works
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/laboratory-exercises-in-microbiology-discovering-the-unseen-world-through-hands-on-investigation)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- PDF: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1015&context=qb_oers

The exercises in this laboratory manual are designed to engage students in hand-on activities that reinforce their understanding of the microbial world. Topics covered include: staining and microscopy, metabolic testing, physical and chemical control of microorganisms, and immunology. The target audience is primarily students preparing for a career in the health sciences, however many of the topics would be appropriate for a general microbiology course as well.