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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2019/2020

Private sector:
Research technicians in pathology units of private SIR 2003 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
hospitals; Laboratory officers in pathology units of private
hospitals or diagnostic/ pathology laboratories or forensic Understanding the history of microorganisms in food,
laboratories; Researchers in biotechnology and intrinsic and extrinsic parameters that affect microbial
pharmaceutical industries; Marketing executives in growth, food spoilage. Food intoxication, food infection,
companies retailing reagents, scientific equipments, and food toxicoinfection. Microbiology of fermented food.
medical equipments; Quality Controller in food production Characteristics of major foodborne pathogens. Methods in
firms and restaurants; Postgraduates in Private Institutions detecting microorganisms in using conventional and
of Higher Learning; Writer / Researcher in the media molecular approaches.
industry; Graduate school teachers in private schools/ Assessment Methods:
colleges. Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
Medium of Instruction:
SIR 2001 EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS English

This course will cover the origin and evolution of Soft Skills:
eukaryotic microorganisms, diversity and classification of CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1, LS1
fungi, importance of fungi to plant and animal health, the
economy and environment, symbiotic relationship of fungi Main References:
as mycorrhiza and lichen, diversity and importance of 1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
algae to health and the environment, diversity of protozoa Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice
and their importance to human health, and the use of Hall. (2014)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model eukaryote. 2. Fundamental Food Microbiology. Bibek, R. and Arun
B. (Eds.). CRC Press (2013).
Assessment Methods: 3. Journal of Food Microbiology
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
SIR 2004 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
Medium of Instruction:
English Introduction to Microbiology, concepts and basic
techniques of microbiology, evolution, structure and
Soft Skills function of the parts of prokaryotic, diversity and
CS4, CT3, TS3, LL1 importance of microorganisms including archaea, bacteria,
fungi and viruses.
Main References:
1. Tortora, GJ, Funke, BR and Case, CL (2015) Assessment Methods:
Microbiology: An introduction, books a la Carte, 12nd Continuous Assessment: 40%
ed., Pearson. Final Examination: 60%
2. Johnson, TR, Case, CL (2012) Laboratory
Experiments in Microbiology, 10th e.d., Benjamin Medium of Instruction:
Cummings. English
3. Schaechter, M (2011) Eukaryotic microbes, 1st ed.,
Academic Press. Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LS2

SIR 2002 INSTRUMENTATION, MICROBIOLOGY Main References:
METHODS AND DATA MANAGEMENT 1. Talaro, K. P. Foundations in Microbiology: Basic
th
Principles, 9 ed, 2014, McGraw-Hill.
Principles in using equipment and various methods 2. Ted R. Jphnson & Christine L. Case. Laboratory
common in microbiological research e.g. various types of Experiments in Microbiology, CourseSmart e
microscopes, instrumentation growth measurement, Textbook, 10/E, 2013, Benjamin Cummings.
colorimetry, spectrophotometry, chromatography, various 3. Madigan M.T., Martinko J.M., Bender K.S., Buckely
types of electrophoresis, ph measurement, centrifugation, D.H., Stahl D.A. & Brock T. Brock Biology of
autoclave, pcr thermocycler, uv transilluminator etc. lab Microorganisms, 14 ed, 2014, Benjamin
th
safety. data management including using computer Cummings.
software packages.

Assessment Methods: SIR 2005 BACTERIOLOGY I
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Introduction to isolation, purification, enumeration,
Medium of Instruction: identification and classification of main Gram negative
English bacteria. Growth aspects and the control of bacterial
growth. Role and impact of Gram negative bacteria in
Soft Skills daily life.
CS3, CT3, TS2, EM1, LS1
Assessment Methods:
Main References: Continuous Assessment: 40%
1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed. Final Examination: 60%
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Hall.
(2014) Medium of Instruction:
2. Lodish et al Molecular Cell Biology (7th edition) 2012 English
Freeman
3. Microbiology: An Introduction (11th ed):Tortora GJ Soft Skills:
(2012) CS3, CT3, TS2, LL1

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