Focus on Microbiology Education Newsmagazine - Winter 2000
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
2/1/2000 by Multiple Authors
Features articles on teaching undergraduate microbiology. The issue's theme is "Microbial Revolution." |
Diversity and Strategies of Viral Genomes
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
1/6/2000 by Laura Kingsford, Daryle Waechter-Brulla
Students work in small groups to sequentially examine the variety of modes by
which the genomes are replicated and the dependence of mechanism upon the form of nucleic
acid. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Catenaria anguillulae Endoparasite
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz, Hans-Börje Jansson, Trude Hard
Figure 1. Catenaria anguillulae zoospores. Figure 2. C. anguillulae aggregation of zoospores. Figure 3. C. anguillulae development of sporangia. Figure 4. C. anguillulae release of zoospores. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Arthrobotrys oligospora
Nematode-Trapping Fungus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz
Figure 1. Arthrobotrys oligospora scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Figures 2 - 5 A. oligospora capture, penetration, and digestion. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Dactylaria brochopaga Nematode-Trapping Fungus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Image
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz, Hans-Börje Jansson, Trude Hard
Figure 1. Dactylaria brochopaga closing of the ring trap. Figure 2. D. brochopaga captured nematode. Figure 3. D. brochopaga penetration. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Arthrobotrys oligospora
Nematode-Trapping Fungus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Video
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz
Videos of A. oligospora capture by adhesion. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Catenaria anguillulae Endoparasite
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Video
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz, Hans-Börje Jansson, Trude Hard
Catenaria anguillulae zoospores: aggregation, development of sporangia, and release of zoospores. |
Nematophagous Fungi - Dactylaria brochopaga Nematode-Trapping Fungus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Video
1/1/2000 by Birgit Nordbring-Hertz, Hans-Börje Jansson, Trude Hard
Video 1. Dactylaria brochopaga closing of the ring trap. Video 2. D. brochopaga captured nematode. Video 3. D. brochopaga penetration. |
Seeing Is Believing - Impact of New Scanning-Probe Microscopes
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
10/1/1999 by Ed Ong, Suzanne Kelly, Vincent Pizziconi
Has it ever seemed curious that we introduce our beginning students to the world of microorganisms with a microscope that provides less detail than we might see viewing the moon from our backyard with a hobby-type telescope? |
Using Identibacter interactus in the
General Microbiology Laboratory Course
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
10/1/1999 by Delia Anderson
The Identibacter interactus CD-ROM is a computer simulation designed to help students identify unknown bacteria. This program includes a database of 57 species of microbes, a summary of genus traits, over 50 tests, and color photographs of test results. |
ASM's Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships:
A Student's Point of View
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
10/1/1999 by Robert Pham
Despite being at very different stages in their scientific careers, a Nobel Laureate and an ASM Minority Undergraduate Research Fellow probably have one thing in common—having had great mentors who supported them in their early careers. |
New ASM Web Sites
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
10/1/1999 by Christine Stencel
A wealth of microbiology educational materials and resources are at your fingertips on two new Web sites created by ASM: Microbe (www.microbe.org) and Microbe World (MW) (www.microbeworld.org/mlc). |
Focus on Microbiology Education Newsmagazine - Fall 1999
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
10/1/1999 by Multiple Authors
Features articles on teaching undergraduate microbiology. The issue's theme is "Scanning Probe Microscopes." |
Viral Genomes: a Simulation of Viral Protein and Nucleic Acid Syntheses
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
8/18/1999 by Marcia Cordts, Eileen Gregory
Students working in pairs or small groups receive a simulated virus
with an RNA or DNA sequence, simulate viral uncoating in the host cell
and decide how host and/or viral enzymes will convert the genome into
viral proteins and new genomes. |
Use of Team Modeling Projects to Teach Immunology
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
8/17/1999 by Gail Snitkoff
In this activity students invent a method to teach a concept in immunology without
using a lecture format. This collaborative project fosters teamwork, critical thinking, tailoring a learning exercise to an audience and self-assessment. |
Identification of Bacterial Unknowns by rRNA Sequence Similarity
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
8/2/1999 by Richard Roller
Students are provided with ribosomal RNA sequences from
organisms unknown to the students. They are directed to access the
GenBank nucleotide sequence database and search it to analyze the data and identify the organism. |
Antibiotic Susceptibility of E. coli Isolates
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Laboratory
6/25/1999 by Christopher Woolverton, Heidi Hawkins
Students work in cooperative teams of mixed abilities to design
and complete an
experiment to isolate and characterize E. coli from different
sources and to
evaluate the differences in antibiotic susceptibility of their
strains. |
Activities for Understanding Gene Regulation
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
5/28/1999 by Linda Fisher, Gail Rowe
The purpose of these activities is to help students to understand
the fundamental concepts of gene expression and structure of
bacterial operons using as a model the organization and regulation
of the lactose operon. |
Voyage of the Nitrogen Atom: A Role-playing Activity Illustrating the Biogeochemical Cycle of Nitrogen
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
5/28/1999 by Marcia Cordts, Rebecca Kapley, M. Ligia Carvalhal, Sherman Hom
In order to derive the nitrogen cycle, each student in the class
takes the role of a nitrogen atom, beginning the activity in the
form of NO3-, amino acid, N2, etc. |
Modeling Microbes to Scale
MicrobeLibrary Curriculum: Classroom
5/28/1999 by Thomas Terry, Linda Sherwood, Jillaine Hadfield, Susan Deines, Marianne Crocker
Students will construct and display models of microbes including
viruses, bacteria, and unicellular eukaryotes using a single
common scale to demonstrate the diversity of sizes. |
