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.;
LaboratoryMicrobiology
in Practice by Lois Beishir;
Manual:Harper
& Row Publishing Co.;
6thEdition
Optional:Microbiology:A
Photographic Atlas for the Laboratory;
Benjamin
Cummings,
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