SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Biology Department

Course Outline

 

Instructor: C. Pugliese

Course Title: BY 44 - General Microbiology

Semester: Summer, 1999

 

Textbook: Tortora, G. J., Funke, B.R. and Case, C.L.: 1998 6th Edition Microbiology, Benjamin Cummings, Calif.

Laboratory Manual: Beshir, Lois: 1996 6th Edition, Microbiology in Practice, Harper & Row, New York.

  

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 basicsof microbial genetics.

4. acquired knowledge pertaining to the relationship of microorganisms to health and disease.

5. acquired an understanding of the basic mechanisms of physical and chemical control.

6. attained a basic familiarity with the major groups of bacteria and other related 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

laboratory practicals,

asceptic technique

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. Two or more consecutive absences

may lead to failure in this 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.

 

Miscellaneous: 1. Students must supply protective gloves for certain laboratory proceedures.

2. The use of beepers and telephones during class time is considered a distraction.

 

 

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 Exams