User:Donald P. Breakwell

Contact Info


USA
 * Donald P. Breakwell
 * Brigham Young University
 * Microbiology and Molecular Biology
 * 799 WIDB
 * Provo, UT, 84602
 * Email me through OpenWetWare

I learned about OpenWetWare from Joel Griffitts, and I've joined because I would like an easy way of maintaining my lab protocols and information..

Education

 * 1992, PhD, Purdue University
 * 1988, MS, Purdue University
 * 1986, BS, Brigham Young University

Research interests

 * 1) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
 * 2) Microbial Ecology of Halophiles
 * 3) Bacteriophage Genomics

Publications

 * 1) Donald P. Breakwell, Sandra H. Burnett, Richard A. Robison, and Paul Farnsworth. "Relevant Microbiology"  Great River Technologies, Publisher.
 * 2) Jacobs-Sera D, et al. (2010) Mycobacteriophage RedRock, complete genome. GenBank Version GU339467.1 GI:284794768.
 * 3) Donald P. Breakwell, Rita B. Moyes, and Jackie Reynolds. "Differential Staining of Bacteria: Capsule Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 4) Donald P. Breakwell, Rita B. Moyes, and Jackie Reynolds. "Differential Staining of Bacteria: Flagella Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 5) Jackie Reynolds, Rita B. Moyes, and Donald P. Breakwell. "Differential Staining of Bacteria: Acid Fast Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 6) Jackie Reynolds, Rita B. Moyes, and Donald P. Breakwell. "Differential Staining of Bacteria: Endospore Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 7) Rita B. Moyes, Jackie Reynolds, and Donald P. Breakwell. "Differential Staining of Bacteria: Gram Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 8) Rita B. Moyes, Jackie Reynolds, and Donald P. Breakwell. "Preliminary Staining of Bacteria: Negative Stain."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 9) Rita B. Moyes, Jackie Reynolds, and Donald P. Breakwell. "Preliminary Staining of Bacteria: Simple Stains."  Current Protocols in Microbiology.  Oct. 2009.
 * 10) Donald P. Breakwell, Sue Merkel, Janice Haggart, and Susan Pfiffner. "An In-class Growth Curve Critical Thinking/Active Learning Activity."  MicrobeLibrary.  Oct. 2006.
 * 11) Donald Breakwell and Jackie Reynolds. "ASMCUE 2006: Recombination of Ideas in Teaching Microbiology."  Focus on Microbiology Education.  Oct. 2006.
 * 12) Donald P. Breakwell. "Using the Primary Literature in an Allied Health Microbiology Course."  Microbiology Education.  4 (2003): 30-38.

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