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Microbiology
Microbiomics education using a mini-CURE format results in a high level of scientific discovery perception
M. C. Morsink, E. N. van Schaik, K. Bossers and A. G. C. L. Speksnijder
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Implementing Authentic Research Experiences in an Eight-Week Microbiology Course to Crowdsource Antibiotic Discovery
Huda Makhluf
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Investigating Moss and Lichens for Tardigrades (Water Bears)
Jill E. Callahan, Brandy Garrett Kluthe, Christina Mortellaro
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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The Belly Button Lab: The Gross and Fun Parts of Microbiology
Courtney Behrle
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Molecular ecology of wild yeasts: Isolating yeast species from the local environment
Sarah R. Stockwell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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The cost of money: an inquiry-based laboratory activity identifying bacterial populations on foreign currencies
Sarah E Ruffell, Tianqi Yang, Fatima Al-husainawi, and Lingyi Yuan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Detection of Coccidioides spp In Dust Samples Collected in Kern County, CA: A Citizen Science Project
Antje Lauer, Katherine Adamson, Rachel Harless, and Brittney Beck
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Simulating Bacterial Chemostat Growth as an Introduction to Rate Modeling with Calculus
Pryce L. Haddix and Luke Smith
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Phage hunters: a CURE for retention in the sciences
John O. Drummond, Jeff Norman, and Michèle Barmoy
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Tell me, what’s lurking in your nose? Using flowcharts and oral laboratory reports to assess learners’ knowledge
Hélène d'Entremont and Jennifer Kershaw
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Detection of Environmental Staphylococcus aureus using Colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
Kristian A. Choate, Asha E. Rustad, and Danny C. LeBert
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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A CURE for Antibiotic Resistance: Using Metabolite Supplementation to Increase Antibiotic Efficacy
VyVy Au, Jean-Louis Bru, and Rachael M. Barry
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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An interdisciplinary look at drug design and testing: Penicillin derivatives and their activity
Julia Schmitz & Elaine Bailey
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2023, Volume 43
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Fast and friendly bacterial transformation for high school and college labs
Callen Hyl& & Richard Chan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2023, Volume 43
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Snowflake CURE: Isolating microbial DNA from snow for metagenomic analysis to teach undergraduate students molecular and biostatistical tools
Jenean H. O’Brien & Anne E. Kruchten
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2023, Volume 43
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Understanding the Microbiome through Personalized Learning
Sarah E Ruffell, Anithra R. Selvakumar, and Samantha Ruffell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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BeanBeetleMicrobiome app: an online app for community analysis of microbiome data
Carolyne Huang, Anna J. Zelaya, Lawrence S. Blumer, Nicole M. Gerardo and Christopher W. Beck
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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Using Molecular Tools to Identify Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Environmental DNA (eDNA)
Bruce Bryan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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Teaching the Bean Beetle Microbiome CURE in an Online Format
Lawrence S. Blumer, Anna J. Zelaya, Christopher W. Beck, Nicole M. Gerardo and Sinead N. Younge
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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BioBits® Antibiotic Resistance Lab: Visualizing How Antibiotics Work and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
Ally Huang, Jessica C. Stark, Bruce C. Bryan, and Allison M. Nishitani
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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The Close-Call in Microbiology Labs - Understanding Microbes
Seema G. Thomas, Maryah A. Glover, Anutthaman Parthasarathy, & André O'Hudson
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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The Wild Yeasts Biodiversity Project
Sarah R. Stockwell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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Developing Algebraic and Geometric Understanding of Stereology in Biological and Astronomy Contexts
Ann O'Neil, Rebecca M. Krall, Maddie Sanden, & Robin L. Cooper
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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The Hunt for MRSA and ESBLs: An Examination of Pathogenic Bacteria on a University Campus
Tara Halterman, Kaylee Brown, & Sarah E. Ruffell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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Introducing Community Ecology and Data Skills with the Bean Beetle Microbiome Project
Lawrence Blumer & Christopher Beck
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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Using FoldscopesTM for Offline Exploration in Online Biology Courses
Jennifer Van Dommelen & Jacob Fletcher  
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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Using Algae in Undergraduate STEM Education:A Flexible Inquiry-based Investigation at Scale
Dylan Franks, John F. Stewart, Moria G. Harmon, & Donald P. French
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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A Simple Experiment that Reveals Overgrowth of Fungi as a ?Side-Effect? of Antibiotic Use
Kathleen A. Nolan, Victoria Ruiz, Allen J. Burdowski, Kristen Casares, & Onika Brown
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2019, Volume 40
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Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Play It to Learn It
Catarina Mata
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2019, Volume 40
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HHMI SEA-PHAGES: A Course-Based Research Experience that Promotes Persistence in the Sciences
Tom D'Elia
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2019, Volume 40
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A Clean Energy Teaching Tool: Microbial Fuel Cells!
Mary Ann McLean, Eric McLeod, & Keegan Pronovost
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2018, Volume 39
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Fun with Videos: Difficult Concepts Made Accessible
Lakshmi Chilukuri, Lorlina Almazan, & Ana Gomez
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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Attack of the Killer Fungus: "Real" Research in the Classroom
Brian Sato
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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Examining Microbial Biodiversity in Soil: A Large-Enrollment Introductory Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
Stanley M. Lo & Stephanie F. Mel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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Modular Microbiology
Sarah Salm & Jessica Goldstein
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Using the Crystal Violet Biofilm Assay to Assess Efficacy of Traditional Family Remedies of Students
Jill Callahan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Quick, Safe and Simple Silver Staining for Ciliates and Other Protists
Ben Waggoner, Taylor Newman, & Taylor Tarbutton
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Isolation and Identification of Endophytic Fungi: The Uninvited and Unnoticed Guests
Alma Rodriquez Estrada
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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"Bugs on Bugs:" An Inquiry-Based, Collaborative Activity to Learn Arthropod and Microbial Biodiversity
Jeanelle M. Morgan & Evan Lampert
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Bacterial Biofilm Quantification: Using a Crystal Violet Assay to Assess Student-Selected Remedies
Jill E. Callahan & Michael J. Cataldi
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Creating a Microbial Genome Analysis Project using Publically Available Genome Sequences and Online Bioinformatics Programs
Lori R. Scott, Todd C. Nickle, Stephen Koury, Brad Goodner, Katherine Houmeil, Ben McFarland, Jennifer Tenlen, Andrew Lumpe, Kimberly Murphy, D. Rhoads, D. Wood, & Daihong Chen
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Battle of the Bacteria: Characterizing the Evolutionary Advantage of Stationary Phase Growth
Brian Sato & Karin E. Kram
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Antibiotic Properties of Spices
Sasha Balcazar, Maria Burnatowska-Hledin, Kathy Winnett-Murray, & Lori Hertel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Termites in Cow Pies: A Study of Symbiosis
William Glider
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Characterization of Worm Capture by Nematophagous Fungi: Real Research in the Classroom
Brian Sato
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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A Comparison of Methods for Enumeration of Bacteria from Natural Water Samples: A Multi-Week Laboratory Project
Kathleen M. Verville
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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A Theme-Based Experimental Methods Course Provides Research Experience for Biology Majors
Diane Dorsett & Latanya Hammonds-Odie
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Incorporating Evolutionary Medicine into an Introductory Biology Lab Program
Donna Bozzone
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Yogurt Making - How Does Carbohydrate Type Affect Yogurt Chemistry?
Joanna R. Vondrasek
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Mutation and Selection: An Exploration of Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia marcescens
Laurel L. Hester, Mark A. Sarvary, & Corey J. Ptak
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Extremophiles in My Backyard? Enhancing Analytical and Math Skills with a Simple Enquiry Based Lab
Lakshmi Chilukuri & Lorlina Almazan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Student-Designed Projects That Ascertain Antibiotic Properties of Natural Substances
Marlon Joseph, Victoria Pierre-Louis, Hannah Singer, Aleeza Wachs & Kathleen Nolan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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Induction of the Lambda Lysogen
Lynley Doonan & Carrie Doonan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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Outbreak!: Scenario-Based Instruction in Microbiology
Jan Blom, Angela M. Seliga, Xiaojuan Khoo, Matthew Walker, & Nathan Rycroft
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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The Use of DNASTAR Lasergene Educational Software with Molecular Techniques to Support Bacterial Identification
Troy Skwor
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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An Authentic Undergraduate Research Experience that Combines Genome Annotation and Functional Genomics
Lori Scott & Angela Ghrist
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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A Comparison of the Sensitivities of Serratia marcescens and Deinococcus radiodurans to Ultraviolet Irradiation
Lawrence Porter
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Throwing the Dice: Teaching the Hemocytometer
Sarah Salm & Jessica Goldstein
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Phagehunting with Introductory Biology Studies
Pamela L. Connerly & Deborah Jacobs-Sera
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Quick DNA Isolation from P. fluorescens
Samuelsen, A.
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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The Use of Slide Culture to Study Individual Cell Activity
Verville, K.
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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Evolution of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
Marion, A. L. & R. W. Preszler
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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Using Yeast Fermentation to Suggest and Then Challenge a Model
Kosinski, R. J.
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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Regulation of Gene Expression: Turning Genes On and Off
Doonan, C.
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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Use of bioinformatics to investigate β-Lactamase, a mediator of β-Lactam
Paula Lessem
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2009, Volume 30
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The Antibiotic Resistance Phenomenon: Use of Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Determination for Inquiry Based Experimentation
Paula B. Lessem
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2008, Volume 29
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The Genetics of Beta-galactosidase— Encoded by the lacZ gene in E. coli— Laboratory Exercises to Illustrate Gene Regulation
Susan J. Karcher, Kristene L. Henne, & Deborah A. Anderson
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2008, Volume 29
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The Genetics of Beta-galactosidase--Encoded by the lacZ gene in E. coli--Laboratory Exercises to Illustrate Gene Regulation
Kristene Henne & Sue Karcher
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2007, Volume 28
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The Beautiful Moldy World All Around Us
Karen Romanyk
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2006, Volume 27
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Using the Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum in Independent Student Research
Janice Bonner
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2006, Volume 27
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Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Bioluminescence
David L. Popham & Ann M. Stevens
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2006, Volume 27
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Chicken Wing Microbiology
Marielle H. Hoefnagels & Mark Walvoord
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2006, Volume 27
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Using Microbial Eukaryotes for Laboratory Instruction and Student Inquiry
Donna M. Bozzone
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2005, Volume 26
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Molds As Model Organisms For Undergraduate Structured Inquiry Labs
Daniel Johnson
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Revisiting "A Practical Guide to the Use of Cellular Slime Molds for Laboratory Exercises and Experiments"
Donna M. Bozzone
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Bacterial Gene Transfer
John Mordacq and Roberta Ellington
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Quorum Sensing in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Using N-oxo-Acyl-homoserine Lactone Chemical Signal
Anna Szenthe and William J. Page
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2003, Volume 24
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Identification of Bacterial Species
Kimberley Christopher and Elsa Bruno
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2003, Volume 24
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Microscopy of Air/Water Biofilms in the Undergraduate Laboratory: A Simple Collection Kit with Multiple Applications
Margaret Henk
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2003, Volume 24
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Investigating Your Watershed: Detection of Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Karin Readel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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Spot-Overlay Ames Test of Potential Mutagens
David R. Wessner, Peggy C. Maiorano, John Kenyon, Ralph Pillsbury, and A. Malcolm Campbell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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A Discovery Laboratory Investigating Bacterial Gene Regulation
Robert Moss
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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The lac Operon of E. coli
Ramesh Bhambhani
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1998, Volume 19
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Bacterial Gene Transfer
John Mordacq and Roberta Ellington
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1998, Volume 19
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Identification of Microorganisms Encountered in the Upper Respiratory Tract
Iris L. Sun
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1996, Volume 17
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The Methods of Science: Properties of Life as Observed in a Slime Mold
Carolyn Ogren
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1994, Volume 15
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Isolating Multiple Strains of Escherichia coli for Coliphage Isolation, Phage-typing, and Mutant Recovery
Richard Levin
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1994, Volume 15
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Isolation of an Unknown Bacterium from Soil
Patricia Steubing
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1993, Volume 14
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Genetic Control of Cell Chemistry Using Serratia marcescens
Elise Schmidt
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1993, Volume 14
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A Practical Guide to the Use of Cellular Slime Molds for laboratory Exercises and Experiments
Donna M. Bozzone
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1993, Volume 14
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The Struggle for Existence: Competition Between Bacterial Strains
Beth A. D. Nichols, Linda B. Cholewiak, and Richard Condit
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1992, Volume 13
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Microbial Ecology of the Oral Cavity
Heather Merilees and Barbara Dill
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1989, Volume 10
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Sodium-Ion Dependence in Marine Gram-Negative Bacteria
John A. Gow
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1985, Volume 6
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Two Reliable and Inexpensive Lysozyme Assays for Teaching Enzymology and Microbiology
John A. Snyder and Donald Fritsch
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1982, Volume 3
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Simulated Laboratories and Lessons in Microbiology and Biochemistry
Samuel Kaplan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1981, Volume 2
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