Teaching "Crafty Microbiology": Safely Teaching Hands-On Microbiology Skills at Home.

ABSTRACT: Using nontoxic craft items and disposable lab consumables, we have developed nine modules to teach fundamental, hands-on microbiology lab skills safely at home. These "Crafty" teaching modules can be paired with virtual instruction and/or data collected by an instructor to replicate traditional microbiology lab exercises that characterize an unknown microbe. Materials and procedures used were carefully chosen to best mimic the texture of media, represent microbial diversity, assess aseptic technique, and produce analyzable data from results. Some protocols build upon and extend previously unpublished ideas, while others provide novel methods. The lab skills include proper personal protective equipment usage and basic biosafety, aseptic technique, microscopy and staining, streaking for isol

SUBMITTER: Estes AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8046657 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature