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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

related to virology, immunology and Assessment Methods:
bacteriology such as serological and Continuous Assessment: 50%
molecular assays. Discussion on the Summative Assessment: 50%
current technologies used to further
enhance knowledge in the above fields will
be conducted. This course will provide the SIR2017 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
necessary knowledge and specific skills to
have hands-on experience in microbiology Microorganism and ecological theory.
laboratories. Microbial population and community
dynamics. Role of microorganisms in
Assessment Methods: elemental cycles. Microorganisms in
Continuous Assessment: 100% natural environments; growth, interaction
and adaptation. Marine microbial food
web and climate change.
SIR2015 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Growth, stress response, injuries, Continuous Assessment: 50%
starvation and death. Morphogenesis. Summative Assessment: 50%
Structure and function of membranes,
movement and chemotaxis. Aggregation
and biofilm formation. Energy production: SIR2018 MOLECULAR GENETICS
aerobic and anaerobic. Anapleurotic
pathways. Photosynthesis. This course includes topics involved in
Biosyntesis of macromolecules. Storage eukaryotic DNA replication, gene
materials secondary metabolites. Microbs transcription and translation. The topics
and metals. covered: Eukaryotic genome, C-value
paradox, histones and non-histone
Assessment Methods: proteins, heterochromatin and
Continuous Assessment: 50% euchromatin, classes of DNA, DNA
Summative Assessment: 50% replication in eukaryotes, transcription,
RNA polymerases I, II and III, gene
regulation in eukaryotes, various control
SIR2016 EUKARYOTIC and regulatory elements, pre-mRNA
MICROORGANISMS processing and alternative splicing, RNA
processing events (rRNA, tRNA, trans-
This course will cover the origin and splicing, RNA-editing), posttranscriptional
evolution of eukaryotic microorganisms, control of gene expression, transcriptional
diversity and classification of fungi, regulation (DNA binding domains), and
importance of fungi to plant and animal transcriptional regulation through signal
health, the economy and environment, transduction pathway.
symbiotic relationship of fungi as
mycorrhizae and lichen, diversity and Assessment Methods:
importance of algae to health and the Continuous Assessment: 50%
environment, diversity of protozoa and Summative Assessment: 50%
their importance to human health.

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