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Extended Learning and the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture are pleased to announce a new course offering for Spring 2015!

Food Microbiology Techniques is a hands on laboratory course designed for Food Quality and Food Safety Professionals. This course will be held Tuesday - Thursday May 26-28, 2015 at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Bible Hill, NS.

In this interactive, hands-on course participants work in small groups under the guidance of a highly experienced instructor. Participants will be introduced to the theory and practice of:

·         Basic antiseptic techniques 

·         Handling bacterial cultures 

·         Media and plate preparation

·         Bacterial dilutions 

·         Gram stains 

·         The use of autoclaves, pH meters and microscopes

For more information and to register for this new course please visit our website.