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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

growth. Role and impact of Gram negative bacteria in daily
Main References: life.
1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Hall. Assessment Methods:
(2014) Continuous Assessment: 40%
2. Lodish et al Molecular Cell Biology (7th edition) 2012 Final Examination: 60%
Freeman
3. Microbiology: An Introduction (11th ed):Tortora GJ Medium of Instruction:
(2012) English
SIR 2003 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1
Understanding the history of microorganisms in food,
intrinsic and extrinsic parameters that affect microbial Main References:
growth, food spoilage. Food intoxication, food infection, 1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
food toxicoinfection. Microbiology of fermented food. Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Hall.
Characteristics of major foodborne pathogens. Methods in (2014)
detecting microorganisms in using conventional and 2. Microbiology: An Introduction (11th ed):Tortora GJ
molecular approaches. (2012).
3. Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology
Assessment Methods: (http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/)
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
SIR 2006 BACTERIOLOGY II
Medium of Instruction:
English Introduction to principles of bacterial taxonomy including
classical systematic and phylogenetics. Introduction to
Soft Skills: isolation, purification, identification and classification of
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1, LS1 main Archaea and Gram positive bacteria. Role and impact
of Gram positive bacteria to life and environment.
Main References:
1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed. Assessment Methods:
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Continuous Assessment: 40%
Hall. (2014) Final Examination: 60%
2. Fundamental Food Microbiology. Bibek, R. and Arun
B. (Eds.). CRC Press (2013). Medium of Instruction:
3. Journal of Food Microbiology English
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1
SIR 2004 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
Main References:
Introduction to Microbiology, concepts and basic 1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms by Madigan,
techniques of microbiology, evolution, structure and Martinko & Parker (2014) Prentice Hall.
function of the parts of prokaryotic, diversity and importance 2. Prescott’s Microbiology by Willey, Sherwood &
of microorganisms including archaea, bacteria, fungi and Woolverton (2014) McGraw-Hill.
viruses. 3. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (2012)
Springer.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% SIR 2007 VIROLOGY
Medium of Instruction: Structure and Composition of Viruses: Building of viral
English capsid structures, the types of viral capsids and
nucleocapsids, virus envelope, the types of viral proteins
Soft Skills: and nucleic acids.
CS3, CT3, TS2, LS2 Virus replication: virus entry into cells, Baltimore
classification, viral genome expression (RNA transcription
Main References: and protein translation) based on Baltimore groups, viral
1. Talaro, K. P. Foundations in Microbiology: Basic genome replication, assembly of viral components to form
Principles, 9 ed, 2014, McGraw-Hill. new viruses.
th
2. Ted R. Jphnson & Christine L. Case. Laboratory Practical: Primary, secondary, and continuous cell culture,
Experiments in Microbiology, CourseSmart e viral infection of cell culture, observing the effects of viral
Textbook, 10/E, 2013, Benjamin Cummings. infection on cells, plaque assays for viral titration, observing
3. Madigan M.T., Martinko J.M., Bender K.S., Buckely the different plaques formed by a variety of viral infection of
D.H., Stahl D.A. & Brock T. Brock Biology of various cell lines.
th
Microorganisms, 14 ed, 2014, Benjamin Cummings.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
SIR 2005 BACTERIOLOGY I Final Examination: 60%
Introduction to isolation, purification, enumeration, Medium of Instruction:
identification and classification of main Gram negative English
bacteria. Growth aspects and the control of bacterial

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