Microbiology in Jeopardy part of Microbial Life:Teaching Methods:Teaching with Games:Examples
This group learning activity involves students in an engaging review of concepts of microbiology. The review is set up as a power point presentation in the style of the "Jeopardy" gameshow where students groups compete against each other to answer review questions.

The Microbes Within part of Microbial Life:Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:The Microbes Within
A WebQuest exploring the effects of endosymbiosis on reproduction, evolution and human health Introduction - Task - Process - Resources - Evaluation - Conclusion - Teachers Resources Wolbachia General Biology Show ...

Wolbachia Collection part of Microbial Life:Topics of Interest:Wolbachia
General Biology - Evolution - Reproductive Strategies - Symbiosis - Human Disease - Speciation in Insects - Vector Control - Viruses/Phage General Biology Show Credits Hide Wolbachia pipientis - Encyclopedia of ...

Cloning: part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Genomics
Created by George Rice, Montana State University What is Cloning? "The terms recombinant DNA technology, DNA cloning, molecular cloning, or gene cloning all refer to the same process: the transfer of a DNA ...

Stream Gaging Using the Velocity-Area Method part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Environmental Sampling
Created by Monica Z. Bruckner, Montana State University, Bozeman What is Stream Gaging? Stream gaging is a technique used to measure the discharge, or the volume of water moving through a channel per unit time, of ...

Viability and Quantification Stains part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Microscopy
Created by Monica Z. Bruckner, Montana State University, Bozeman What Are Viability and Quantification Stains? Many reasearchers are interested in quantifying total numbers of cells as well as quantifying live vs. ...

Gram Staining part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Microscopy
Created by Monica Z. Bruckner What is Gram Staining? Gram staining is a common technique used to differentiate two large groups of bacteria based on their different cell wall constituents. The Gram stain procedure ...

Using Hydrological Tracers to Characterize a Watershed part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Environmental Sampling
Created by Monica Z. Bruckner, Montana State University, Bozeman What Are Hydrological Tracers? There are several types of hydrological tracers that can be used to characterize a watershed. Common tracers include ...

A Primer on Stable Isotopes and Some Common Uses in Hydrology part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Environmental Sampling
Created by Monica Z. Bruckner, Montana State University, Bozeman What is a Stable Isotope? Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons; that is, they have the same number of ...

Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization: (FISH) part of Microbial Life:Research Methods:Microscopy
Created by George Rice, Montana State University What Is FISH? FISH is a molecular technique that is often used to identify and enumerate specific microbial groups. This technique can be used to determine, with ...