OBJECTIVES-
Learning Outcomes-
Brief introduction to the history of Microbiology
Prokaryota(Bacteria)
Structural Organization—Slime layer(Capsule) Cell envelope, Cytoplasmic membrane(Inner membrane), Cell wall(Outer membrane) of gram-ve& gram +ve bacteria, Mesosomes; Cytoplasmic organization, Cell projections- Flagella & pili
Genetic material of bacteria: Chromosomes, Plasmids, Replication of bacterial DNA
Reproduction in Bacteria: Asexual reproduction: Binary fission, budding, Endospore formation& cyst formation Transformation, Conjugation,
Transduction & Bacterial recombination
Microbial nutrition culture of Bacteria
Microbial growth
Bacteria of medical importance:
Gram +ve:
Gram –ve:
Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis
Hepatitis (with emphasis on B type)
The causative agents, Transmission, Pathogenicity, Laboratory diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Lytic & Lysogenic cycles