Clinical Microbiology I

Catalog description

An introduction to microbiology including safety precautions, specimen collection and handling, bacterial characteristics, microbiology laboratory equipment, bacterial nomenclature, bacterial classification, and diseases caused by microorganisms. Laboratory skills development include performance and examination of Gram’s stains, inoculation of various media and identification of pathogens and normal flora by observing organisms’ growth and staining characteristics. (Formerly CLTS 1130) Pre-requisite(s): BIOL 2017 , ​ MLTS 1030 , ENGL 1010 , MATH 1105 , CHEM 1030 , CHEM 1031 Concurrency: MLTS 1073 , MLTS 1131 , and MLTS 1203 Co-requisite(s): None