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PRACTICAL (60Hours)

1. Microbiology laboratory rules, tools equipment‘s and other requirements in
microbiology laboratory.
2. Microscopy: Working with microscope.
3. Preparation of Culture media; Isolation and enumeration of microorganisms; Methods
of obtaining Pure culture of microorganisms and their maintenance.
4. Staining methods viz. Simple, Negative, Gram, Spore, Capsule, Flagella, Lactophenol
cotton blue etc.
5. Control of Microorganism: Physical agents/Mechanical agents/Chemical Agents.
6. Biochemical/Molecular characterization of Microorganisms
7. Microbiological application experiments viz. Testing microbiological quality of Milk;
Antibiotic Sensitivity test etc.

SUGGUESTED READINGS:

1. Brock, T.D. 2008. Biology of microorganisms (Ed.) Madigan MT, Martinko J M,
Dunlap P V, Clark D.P., 12th ed. Pearson, New Jersey.
2. Pelczar, M.J. Jr., Chan, E.C.S. and Kreig, N.R. 1997. Microbiology, Concepts and
Application, 5th edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New York.
3. Prescott, L.M., Harley and Klein. 2002. Microbiology 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill,
New York.
4. Bhatia, M.S. 2009. Principles of Microbiology. Swastik Publishers., DeIhi.
5. K.R. Aneja Laboratory Manual of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2nd Edition.
Meditech New Delhi.

IAPC (Internship/Apprenticeship/Project/Community Engagement/
Vocational):

IAPC I:

IAPC111/Bio.111 Vermi-composting 1+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is:
 To train students for harvesting and management of Vermi-composting.
 To develop the skills to grow vermi-culture and adopt vermi-composting as
entrepreneurship.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Cultivate skills to understand vermi-culture and vermicomposting.
 Learning how to do composting in a limited space.
 Development of Technical skills on harvesting and management of vermicompost.
 Understand the scope of vermi-composting as entrepreneurship.

THEORY (15 Hours)

UNIT 1: (5 Hours)

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