| CODE | MLS1003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Practical Microbiology 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | • Preparation of basal culture media; • Preparation of enriched culture media; • Preparation of selective culture media; • Preparation of special culture media; • Advanced identification techniques for Gram Positive bacteria; • Advanced identification techniques for Gram Negative bacteria; • Staining techniques (ZN, spore stain, Auramine O); • Identification of parasites; • Basic Fungal Structures; • Fungal Reproductive Structures. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this study-unit the students should be able to: • Follow standard operating procedures on how to prepare different types of culture media used in microbiology; • Carry out basic microbiology tests to distinguish and identify different strains of bacteria, and including fungi and parasites; • Become familiar with public health testing techniques. Reading List: • Cowan and Steel’s Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria. (3rd Edition). 2003 reprint. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521326117 • Ford, M. Medical Microbiology (2nd Edition). 2014. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199655137 • Greenwood, D, Barer, M, Slack, R, Irving, W. Medical Microbiology: A guide to microbial infections. (18th Edition). 2012. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 9780702040894 • Murray, P.R. & Rosenthal, K.S. Medical Microbiology. (8th Edition). 2015. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323299565 • Wilkinson, M. Medical Microbiology. (1st Edition). 2011. Scion Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 9781904842613 Web Resources • Basic Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Bacteriology http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241545453.pdf • Culture media http://www.oxoid.com/uk/blue • Mycology Online http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/ • The WWW Virtual Library – Mycology http://mycology.cornell.edu/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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