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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Medium of Instruction:
Final Examination: 60% English
Medium of Instruction: Soft Skills:
English CS6, CT4, TS4, LL2,EM1, LS1

Soft Skills: Main References:
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CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1 1. Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10 Edition, Patrick
R.Murray (editor in chief). ASM Press. 2011
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Main References: 2. Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology 7 Edition,
1. Prescott’s Microbiology by Willey, Sherwood & Lisa A SH (ed) Delmar 1999
Woolverton (2014) McGraw-Hill. 3. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
2. Hugo, W.B. & Russel, A.D. (eds). (2011). Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice
Pharmaceutical Microbiology. 7th ed. Wiley-Blackwell. Hall. (2014)
3. Pharmacopeias- US (http://www.usp.org/), Japan
SIR 3011 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
SIR 3009 MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS Elaborate microbial and biochemical aspects in
fermentation processing, principles and kinetics of
The course covers host defences against infection and the fermentation, types of bioreactors and generation of
bacterial strategies in overcoming host response: virulence fermentation products.
factors that promote colonization of host surfaces and
invasion of host cells. Regulation of virulence genes. Assessment Methods:
Characteristics of Pathogenicity Islands, endotoxin, Continuous Assessment: 40%
exotoxin- characteristics of exotoxins, toxin types, secretion Final Examination: 60%
and excretion systems, roles of toxins in diseases; Medium of Instruction:
Mechanism of antimicrobial resistance and how bacteria English
become resistant to antibiotics. Examples of specific
bacterial pathogens. Practical component on laboratory Soft Skills:
skills. CS4, CT3, TS3, LS2, EM2, KK1
Assessment Methods: Main References:
Continuous Assessment: 50% 1. Principles of Fermentation Technology by Peter
Final Examination: 50% Stanbury & Alan Whitaker, Pergarmon Press, 3rd
Edition (2016).
Medium of Instruction: 2. Chemistry and Technology of Yoghurt Fermentation,
English by Baglio E, Springer, 2014.
3. Fermentation Microbiology & Biotechnology 3rd
Soft Skills: edition by E. M. T. El-Mansi, C. F. A. Bryce, Arnold L.
CS6, CT4, TS4, LL2, EM1, LS1 Demain, A.R. Allman (2011).

Main References:
1. Kenneth Todar, 2014. Todar’s Online Textbook of SIR 3012 AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
Bacteriology. Available at:
http://textbookofbacteriology.net/pathogenesis.html The importance of microorganisms in recycling nutrients to
2. Locht, C. and Simonet, M. (Eds.) .(2012). Bacteria reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture, tillage, soil
Pathogenesis: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms. fertility management, biological processes for the
Caister Academic Press. preparation of effective microbial culture, biogeochemical
3. Wilson, B. A., Salyers, A. A., Whitt, D. D. and cycles.
Winkler, M. E. Bacterial Pathogenesis: A Molecular
Approach (3rd Eds.). ASM Press. Avaible from: Assessment Methods:
http://file.zums.ac.ir/ebook/055- Continuous Assessment: 40%
Bacterial%20Pathogenesis%20- Final Examination: 60%
%20A%20Molecular%20Approach,%203%20Edition
-Brenda%20A.%20Wilson-1555814182- Medium of Instruction:
Amer%20Soc.pdf English
Soft Skills:
SIR 3010 DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS2

Principles of laboratory labsafety. Differentiate different Main References:
levels of Biosafety laboratories. Methods of detection of 1. Subbarao, N.S. (1999). Soil Microbiology. Science
microorganisms in clinical samples. Isolation and Publishers: USA.
processing of clinical specimens for viral and bacterial 2. Subbarao, N.S. & Dommergues, Y.R. (1998). Microbial
diagnosis. Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection. Interactions in Agriculture and Forestry. Science
Laboratory diagnosis of enteric viral and bacterial Publishers: USA.
pathogens. Cultural, molecular, serological and 3. Insan, H.I., Riddech, N. & Klammer, S. (2002).
immunological methods in diagnostic microbiology. Microbiology of Composting. Springer-Verlag.
Examples of characteristic pathogens from various
infections.
SIR 3013 MARINE AND ESTUARINE MICROBIOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50% Sampling techniques and seawater analysis.
Final Examination: 50% Characteristics of marine and estuarine habitats. Bacteria,

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