COURSE OUTLINE

FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY 3(2+1)
Course Outlines

Module 1. History and scope of microbiology

Lesson 1. Historical perspective of microbiology
Lesson 2. Food, industrial and environmental microbiology
Lesson 3. Virology and Medical Microbiology

Module 2. Microscopy

Lesson 4. Light and electron microscopy
Lesson 5. Preparation for light microscopy
Lesson 6. Microbiological staining methods

Module 3. Microbial taxonomy

Lesson 7. Classification, Nomenclature, and Identification
Lesson 8. Major characteristics used in microbial taxonomy
Lesson 9. Methods of classification

Module 4. Structure and functions of prokaryotic cells

Lesson 10. Size, shape and arrangement of prokaryotic cells
Lesson 11. Cell wall, cytoplasmic membrane, membrane transport systems
Lesson 12. Cytoplasm, cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuoles, cytoskeleton
Lesson 13. Structure and germination of endospore, microbial locomotion
Lesson 14. An overview of difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Module 5. Microbial growth and nutrition

Lesson 15. Modes of cell division
Lesson 16. Quantitative measurement of growth
Lesson 17. Bacterial nutrition
Lesson 18. Environmental factors affecting growth of microorganisms
Lesson 19. Control of microbial growth by physical methods
Lesson 20. Control of microbial growth by chemical methods

Module 6. Bacterial genetics

Lesson 21. DNA structure
Lesson 22. DNA replication, transcription, translation
Lesson 23. Genetic mutation
Lesson 24. Genetic recombination systems
Lesson 25. Recombinant DNA technology

Module 7. Environmental microbiology

Lesson 26. Microbiota of soil
Lesson 27. Interaction among Soil microflora
Lesson 28 Microbiology of air
Lesson 29. Enumeration of microorganisms in air, Control of Airborne microorganism
Lesson 30. Distribution of Microorganisms in aquatic environment
Lesson 31. Microbiology of aquatic water

Lesson 32. Waste Water Treatment and disposal