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General Microbiology-(GEML-201) (MLT): Course Contents

Microbiology is the study of the biology of microscopic organisms - viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, slime molds, and protozoa. The methods used to study and manipulate these minute and mostly unicellular organisms differ from those used in most other bio

Course Contents

• Introduction to microbiology

• Classification of Microbiology

• Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

• Role of Microbiology in Public health

• Introduction & importance of clinical Microbiology

• General characters and classification of Bacteria/prokaryotes

• Normal flora/commensal

• Structure of Bacteria

  • o Morphology –Shapes, Cell wall, Capsule, Flagella, Inclusion, Granule, Spore.

• Growth and Maintenance of Microbes – bacterial growth curve.

• Difference between cell wall of Gram-positive and negative bacteria

• The transmission of bacterial diseases: carries, routes of transmission

• Classification of bacteria • Culture medium and its types

• Sterilization and disinfections • Virus structure, viroids virion, prions

• Viral classification on the basic of Capsid, envelope, Nucleic acids, Baltimore Classification

• Viral replication • Viral life cycle

• Viral pathogenesis

• Viral culture, Cell lines

• Introduction to Mycology

• Growth characteristics of fungi

• Yeasts and molds

• Fungal pathogenesis

• Fungal culture media

• Fungal staining

• Introduction to Parasitolog

Course Objectives

Aims and Objectives of the Program:

This program will provide the knowledge and practical skill to the medical lab trainees, who would be able to:

• Learn and apply theory and techniques in the medical pathology laboratory.

• Avoid problems pertaining to collecting, transporting, handling and conducting tests on laboratory samples.

• Confidently and correctly carry out all the bench work required for diagnostic tests in various discipline of pathology.

• Demonstrate proper handling and preventative maintenance of instruments.

• Convey timely laboratory results to the clinicians.

• Perform and monitor quality control in the laboratory.

• Assist the consultants in research.

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and decision making.