Experiments in Microbiology
TeachersTAKAYAMA, Yuko
Grade, SemesterYear 3 1st semest [Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering]
CategoryBasic Major Subjects
Elective, CreditsElective Requisites 2credit
 Syllabus Number5E231

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to learn the following techniques
(1) Ligation of the lacZ DNA with the plasmid
(2) Transformation of the recombinant plasmid
(3) Purification and identification of the recombinant plasmid
(4) Restriction enzyme mapping of the lacZ DNA
(5) Isolation of microbes from environments and their cultivation
(6) Classification of bacteria by PCR
Skills obtained by this class are related to DP2 and DP3.

Course Objectives

The course aims at studying the basic techniques of the DNA cloning using the plasmid of Escherichia coli and cultivation of microbes.

Grading Policy

Experiment report: 100% (A pass is a score of 60% or higher.)

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
TextbookHandouts are used.
References

Requirements(Assignments)

N/A

Note

Schedule

1Ligation of the lacZ DNA with the plasmid and transformation of the recombinant plasmid into E. coli.

2Digestion of the recombinant plasmid DNA and separation of digested plasmid DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis

3Preparation of the plasmid DNA by alkaline lysis method

4Restriction enzyme mapping of the lacZ DNA

5Preparation of media for cultivating bacteria and fungi

6Inoculation of environmental microbes

7Isolation of bacteria and observation of fungi

8Classification of bacteria by PCR

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