SUFFOLKCOUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE

Biology Department

Course Outline

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

R. Elgart,R. WernerRoom M-22

Tel #:451-4316 (Secretary) 

Course Title:General Microbiology

Catalog Number:BY 44

Semester:Spring, 2003

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

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

LaboratoryMicrobiology in Practice by Lois Beishir;

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

6thEdition

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 examinations1/3

Laboratory-unknowns1/3

and laboratory practicals

Final examination1/3

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 fromthe 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

TopicChapters

Introduction to Microbiology1

Taxonomy of Microorganisms10,11,12, (21-26)

Taxonomy of Microorganisms²

Taxonomy of Microorganisms²

Microscope and Bacterial Anatomy3, 4

Cultivation and Growth of Bacteria6

Macromolecules and Enzymes2, 5

Bacterial Metabolism5

Genetic Variation in Bacteria8

Viruses13

Control of Microorganisms7, 20

Microorganisms and Disease;

Resistance and Immunity14,15,16,17

Final Exam