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BIO 241 - Microbiology


Lecture Hours/Week: 3
Lab Hours/Week: 3
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: high school biology and chemistry, and two years of high school mathematics
Final Exam Required: Yes


Course Description:

Course Objectives: To introduce the student to some of the causative agents of disease. To indicate to the student not only their pathogenicity but also their structure, and effect on their environment with emphasis on sterile techniques in handling microorganisms.

Content Outline:

WeekTopics
1Development of Microbiology
Principles of Chemistry
2A survey of microorganisms
Classification
Microscopy and staining techniques
Morphology of bacteria
3Bacterial reproduction, growth and metabolism
4Bacterial genetics
Recombination
Genetic engineering
5Infection and Disease
Circulatory and lymphatic systems
Nonspecific resistance to disease
6-7Specific resistance and the immune system
Immune disorders
8-9Bacterial diseases of humans: air, food and waterborne
10Soil, arthropod borne, sexually transmitted and contact diseases
11-12Viral diseases
13Fungal and protozoan diseases of humans
14Multicellular parasites: flatworms, roundworms
15Physical and chemical control of microorganisms
Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics
16Comprehensive Final Exam


Laboratory Outline:

WeekTopics
1Brightfield's Microscopy
2Bacteria
Negative Staining
3Capsular Staining
4Acid-fast Staining: Ziehl Neelsen Method
Spore Staining
5Pure Culture Techniques (Streak plate and pour plate)
1st Laboratory Quiz
6Cultural characteristics
Determination of Oxygen Requirements
7Physiological characterization of bacteria
The API 20E System
8Mutations in Bacteria - Ultraviolet Light
Effectiveness of handscrubbing: Handwash and Handshake
2nd Laboratory Quiz
9Temperature: Effects on Growth
Evaluation of Antiseptics
Alcohol Evaluation
10Protozoa
Fungi: Yeasts and Molds
11Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: Kirby-Bauer Method
Colony Transformation - Plasmid Transfer
12-14Study of an unknown bacterium
15Lab Practical Examination


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