In an effort to update the microbiology teaching-lab curriculum by making lab experiments more current, we designed a microbiology lab experiment that used the polymerase chain reaction to identify microbes growing in students' homes. This experiment successfully engaged students, reinforced theoretical information presented in lectures, provided our students with valuable and current molecular technique exposure, and made molecular microbiology personally meaningful and exciting.
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1 August 2011
What Microbes are Lurking in Your House? Identification of Unknown Microorganisms using a PCR-Based Lab Experiment
Jason A. Rosenzweig,
Olufisayo Jejelowo
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The American Biology Teacher
Vol. 73 • No. 6
August 2011
Vol. 73 • No. 6
August 2011
bacterial identification
Innovative teaching laboratories
Microbiology educational initiatives
molecular detection
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
universal primers