SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

                                                Biology Department

 

                                                                       

                                                 Course Outline

 

 

Instructors:                   C. Pugliese,  V. Schirone,      Office:  Marshall/Kreiling Bldg.

                                    R. Elgart,  R. Werner                           Room M-22

 

Tel #:                            451-4121                                Office hours:

                                                                                                     

Course Title:                General Microbiology                               

Catalog Number:        BY 44                                                       

Semester:                     Fall, 2003

 

Textbook:                     Microbiology by Jacquelyn G. Black; John Wiley & Sons Inc.,

                                    Publishing Co.; New York, New York, 2002; 5th Edition.

 

Laboratory                   Microbiology in Practice by Lois Beishir;

  Manual:                      Harper & Row Publishing Co.;  New York,  1996

                                    6th  Edition

 

Optional:                      Microbiology:  A Photographic Atlas for the Laboratory;

                                    Benjamin Cummings, New York, 2001.

 

Objectives:                   By the end of the semester the successful

                                    student will have:

 

                                    1.  acquired knowledge of prokaryotic

                                         anatomy and physiology, and its similarities

                                         and differences when compared to that

                                         of eukaryotic organisms.

 

                                    2.  gained a greater understanding of intermediate

                                         metabolism.

 

                                    3.  gained an understanding of the basics

                                         of microbial genetics.

 

                                    4.  acquired knowledge pertaining to the

                                         relationship of microorganisms to health

                                         and disease.

 

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                                    5.  acquired an understanding of the basic mechanisms

                                         of physical and chemical control.

                                                                                                        

                                    6.  attained a basic familiarity with the main

                                         groups of bacteria and other types of

                                         microorganisms.

 

                                    7.  gained an understanding of basic laboratory

                                         techniques for observation, isolation, and

                                         identification.

 

 

Student requirements and evaluation:

 

                                    Lecture examinations                                  1/3

 

                                    Laboratory  -  unknowns                             1/3

                                    and laboratory practicals

 

                                    Final examination                                       1/3

 

 

Attendance policy:

 

                        A.              Lecture:  All students are expected to attend every session

                                    of each course for which they are registered.  Students are

                                    responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they

                                    are in attendance.  The College defines excessive absence or

                                    lateness as more than the equivalent of one week of class

                                    meetings during the semester.  Excessive absence or lateness

                                    may lead to failure in a course or removal from  the class

                                    roster.

 

                        B.              Laboratory:  Students must attend all laboratory sessions.  A

                                    student who misses a session must contact the laboratory

                                    instructor before the next laboratory meeting to make up missed

                                    work.  Failure to comply with this policy will result in being

                                    dropped from this course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                        Lecture Schedule

 

 

                        Topic                                                                              Chapters

 

                        Introduction to Microbiology                                                  1

 

                        Taxonomy of Microorganisms                               10,11,12, (21-26)

 

                        Taxonomy of Microorganisms                                              ²

 

                        Taxonomy of Microorganisms                                              ²

 

                        Microscope and Bacterial Anatomy                                           3, 4

 

                        Cultivation and Growth of Bacteria                                         6

 

                        Macromolecules and Enzymes                                            2, 5

 

                        Bacterial Metabolism                                                            5

 

                        Genetic Variation in Bacteria                                                         8

 

                        Viruses                                                                      13

 

                        Control of Microorganisms                                                        7, 20

 

                        Microorganisms and Disease;

                        Resistance and Immunity                                              14,15,16,17

 

                        Final Exam

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 BY44 Lab Schedule Fall 2003 Monday – Wednesday Day

 

Week                          DATE                     MODULES

 

   1                           Wed. Sept. 3                    Introduction

 

   2                           Mon. Sept. 8                    4, 5                      Microscope Techniques

                                Wed. Sept. 10                  19, 20                  Helminths:  Platy. & Asch.

 

   3                           Mon. Sept. 15                  17, 18                      Protozoa

                                Wed. Sept. 17                  6, 7                      Ubiquity & Aseptic technique

 

   4                           Mon. Sept. 22                  21, 22                  Bacterial smears & simple staining

                                Wed. Sept. 24                  23, 24                      Gram stain, capsule technique

 

   5                           Mon. Sept. 29                  25, 27                      Endospore & Acid fast techniques

                             Wed. Oct. 1                                                           Review

 

   6                        Mon. Oct. 6                                                           NO DAY or EVENING Classes

                                Wed. Oct. 8                                                      Morphological Unk & Aseptic tech. Test

 

   7                           Mon. Oct. 13                                                    Practical 1

                                Wed. Oct. 15                    33, 34                      Exoenzymes & Carbohydrate ferm.

 

   8                           Mon. Oct. 20                    12, 40                      Streaking, S & D Media

                                Wed. Oct. 22                    36,38,39                Urea, H2S, & IMViC

 

   9                           Mon. Oct. 27                    49,50,51                   Intes. Path., Staph, Strep.

                                Wed. Oct. 29                    54, 55                      Urine & Throat culture

 

  10                          Mon. Nov. 3                    54, 55                      Urine & Throat culture

                                Wed. Nov. 5                                                    UNKNOWNS (Initial Inoculations)

 

  11                          Mon. Nov. 10                                                  UNKNOWNS (Biochemicals)

                                Wed. Nov. 12                                                  UNKS. (Confirmation/Conclusions)

 

  12                          Mon. Nov. 17              9,42,37                  Pour plate, Milk dil.

                                Wed. Nov. 19                                                  Read Results

 

  13                          Mon. Nov. 24                                                  Practical 2

                                Wed. Nov. 26                                                  No Wed. class; Tues. Schedule Followed

 

 14                           Mon. Dec. 1                     29, 30                      Temperature, U.V. Light

                                Wed. Dec. 3                     28,35,53               Anaerobes, NO3, Dental caries

 

 15                           Mon. Dec. 8                     15, 16                      Fungi:  Yeasts and Molds

                                Wed. Dec. 10                   31, 32                      Disinfectants and Antibiotics

 

 16                           Mon. Dec. 15                   15, 16                      Fungi:  Yeasts and Molds

                                Wed. Dec. 17                                                   Practical 3

 

 17                           Mon. Dec. 21                                                   Cleanup