| CODE | MLS1012 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Microbiology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces bacteria and fungi, their morphology and classification, growth and reproduction. Laboratory aspects of culturing, staining and safe disposal are also discussed. Content: • The Bacterial Cell • Bacterial Morphology • Bacterial nutrition and growth • Bacterial Cultivation and basic laboratory techniques • Staining – The Gram Stain • Staining - ZN and other stains • Pathogenesis and routes of infection • Bacterial genetics • Taxonomy and classification • Sterilisation and Disinfection • Introduction to Mycology • Fungal Classification and Reproduction • Fungal Growth Learning Outcomes: By the end of this study-unit, students should be able to: • Classify bacteria; • Explain methods for the growth, culture and cultivation of bacteria; • Apply the metabolic characteristics of bacteria to the medical sphere; and • Relate the basic biology of fungi and therefore be able to differentiate between fungi and other Kingdoms according to the characteristics pertaining to this Kingdom. Reading List: • Jawetz, Melnick and Adelbergs Medical Microbiology. (27th Edition). 2015. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN: 0071824987 • Medical Microbiology: A guide to microbial infections: Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Investigation and Control. (19th Edition). 2018. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780702072000 • Ford, M. Medical Microbiology (2nd Edition). 2014. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199655137 • Murray, P.R. & Rosenthal, K.S. Medical Microbiology. (8th Edition). 2015. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323299565 Web Resources • Mycology Online http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/ • The WWW Virtual Library – Mycology http://mycology.cornell.edu/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Neville Debattista Arianne Muscat |
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