MCB 301
Experimental Microbiology
School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Homework
There will be 4 homework assignments associated with the laboratory exercises, contributing a maximum of 100 points to your total score.  Questions may include those at the end of each exercise and will be available online in advance of the due date listed in the syllabus.  Homework assignments are to be completed online individually using the LON-CAPA system and are due BY 8:00 AM OF THE SPECIFIED DATE.  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST ACCESS THE QUESTIONS WELL ENOUGH IN ADVANCE TO COMPLETE THEM BY THE SPECIFIED TIME.  Students may use any computer to access and complete the assignments and are not limited to those in the MCB Learning Center.  You are welcome to the full use of the lab manual or any other material in completing the questions, but ANSWERS MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDSYou are expected to maintain academic integrity at all times (see page xiii below).

Homework will be graded by the Grading TA's and will be available electronically within one week of the submission date. The intent of these assignments is to assist students in understanding the background material and should be helpful in preparing for exams and quizzes.

 

  Homework Assignment Points Due Date
(subject to change)
#1 Lab Safety and Course Policies, Aseptic technique, Pure culture, Plating, Luminescent bacteria, Microscopy and Staining 25 Sept. 2/3
#2 Enzymes and Adaptation, Lactic acid bacteria and Biochemical Tests 25 Sept. 14/15
#3

Growth Curve, Snyder test, Environmental Effects, Spore-forming Bacteria

25 Oct. 7/8
#4 Southern Blot, pGLO, ELISA & aggluntination, Sore throat, MIC, Transposon mutagenesis 25 Nov. 18/19