Introductory Microbiology

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  • LECTURE SCHEDULE Page
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  24 February - 2 March

  Introduction

  • INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY Page
  • Groups of microorganisms Page
  • Importance of microorganisms Page
  • Microbial evolution Page
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  3 March - 9 March

  Milestones in the field of Microbiology
  

  • History of Microbiology Page
  • Spontaneous Generation of Organisms Page
  • Golden Era of Microbiology (1860-1910) Page
  • Germ Theory of Disease Page
  • Viral Diseases and Immunization Page
  • Microbiology in 20th Century Page
  • Nobel prizes awarded in the subject related in Microbiology Research Page
  • Noteworthy Events in the Development of Industrial Microbiology Page
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  10 March - 16 March

  Scope and Importance

  • Scope of Mcrobiology Page
  • A summary of the major fields of applied microbiology Page
  • Microbial effect on organic and inorganic matter Page
  • Importance of Microorganisms to the Biosphere Page
  • Composition of microbial world Page
  • QUIZ Lecture 1-3
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  17 March - 23 March

  The Microscopic examination of microorganisms

  • The Microscopic examination of microorganisms Page
  • Microscopes and microscopy Page
  • Bright field microscopy Page
  • Resolving power Page
  • Numerical aperture Page
  • Limit of Resolution Page
  • Magnification Page
  • Quiz Lecture-4
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  24 March - 30 March

  Microbiological stains

  • Microbiological stains Page
  • Fixed, stained smears Page
  • Simple staining Page
  • Differential staining Page
  • Gram staining Page
  • QUIZ Lecture-5
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  31 March - 6 April

  Structure and organization of Microorganisms

  • Structure and organization of bacteria Page
  • size, shape and arrangements of bacterial cells Page
  • Bacterial structures Page
  • Different parts of attachment of a flagellum in Gram-negative bacterium Page
  • Capsules and slime Page
  • Fimbriae and pili Page
  • Sheaths Page
  • Prosthecae and stalks Page
  • Cell Wall Page
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  7 April - 13 April

  Continued

  • Outer membrane Page
  • Techoic acids Page
  • Cell membrane Page
  • Mesosomes and Cytoplasm Page
  • Ribosomes and Cellular reserve materials Page
  • Endospores Page
  • Cysts and Archaebacteria Page
  • QUIZ Lecture 6-7
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  14 April - 20 April

  Types of Culture Media and Preculture Techniques

  • Growth Media Page
  • Types of media Page
  • Media for enumeration of bacteria and Media for characterization of bacteria Page
  • Maintenance media Page
  • Preparation of media Page
  • QUIZ Lecture 8
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  21 April - 27 April

  Microbial Nutrition

  • Nutrition and growth of microorganisms Page
  • Carbon requirement Page
  • Nitrogen and sulphur requirement Page
  • Classification based on O2 requirement Page
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  28 April - 4 May

  • Nutritional classification Page
  • Other mineral requirement Page
  • Growth factors Page
  • Vitamins and their functions Page
  • QUIZ Lecture 9-10
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