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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

SIR 3010 DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY SIR 3013 MARINE AND ESTUARINE MICROBIOLOGY

Principles of laboratory labsafety. Differentiate different Sampling techniques and seawater analysis.
levels of Biosafety laboratories. Methods of detection of Characteristics of marine and estuarine habitats. Bacteria,
microorganisms in clinical samples. Isolation and algae, protozoa, zooplankton, virus and fungi in seas.
processing of clinical specimens for viral and bacterial Microbial interactions in marine and estuarine ecosystems.
diagnosis. Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection. Nutrient cycles (C, N, P, Si) in marine ecosystems.
Laboratory diagnosis of enteric viral and bacterial Microbiology and geochemistry of mangrove and coral reef
pathogens. Cultural, molecular, serological and ecosystems.
immunological methods in diagnostic microbiology.
Examples of characteristic pathogens from various Assessment Methods:
infections. Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50% Medium of Instruction:
Final Examination: 50% English

Medium of Instruction: Main References:
English 1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Hall.
Main References: (2014)
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1. Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10 Edition, Patrick 2. Processes in Microbial Ecology. Kirchman DL. (2012)
R.Murray (editor in chief). ASM Press. 2011 3. Marine Geochemistry. Chester R and Jickells TD
2. Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology 7 Edition, Lisa (2012)
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A SH (ed) Delmar 1999
3. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th ed): Ed.
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, Publisher Prentice Hall. SIR 3014 ADVANCED VIROLOGY
(2014)
Interaction between virus and cells in culture; Interaction
SIR 3011 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY between virus and host organisms; HIV infection and AIDS
pathogenesis; Control of viral transmission through
Elaborate microbial and biochemical aspects in vaccination; Control of viral transmission and disease
fermentation processing, principles and kinetics of through the use of anti-virals; Viruses in human cancer;
fermentation, types of bioreactors and generation of Virus evolution; Practical classes.
fermentation products.
Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods: Continuous Assessment: 40%
Continuous Assessment: 40% Final Examination: 60%
Final Examination: 60%
Medium of Instruction:
Medium of Instruction: English
English
Main References: Main References:
1. Principles of Fermentation Technology by Peter 1. Knipe, D.M & Howley, P. Fields Virology. 6th Edition
Stanbury & Alan Whitaker, Pergarmon Press, 3rd (2013). LWW. ISBN-13: 978-1451.
Edition (2016). 2. Collier, L., Oxford, J., & Kellam, P. Human Virology,
2. Chemistry and Technology of Yoghurt Fermentation, 4th Edition (2011). Oxford University Press. ISBN-13:
by Baglio E, Springer, 2014. 978-0199570881 ISBN-10: 0199570884
3. Fermentation Microbiology & Biotechnology 3rd 3. Cann, A.J. Principles of Molecular Virology, Fifth
edition by E. M. T. El-Mansi, C. F. A. Bryce, Arnold L. Edition (2011). Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-0521289092
Demain, A.R. Allman (2011). ISBN-10: 012384939X

SIR 3012 AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
SIR 3015 TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR
The importance of microorganisms in recycling nutrients to MICROBIOLOGY
reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture, tillage, soil
fertility management, biological processes for the Principles of techniques used in Molecular Microbiology,
preparation of effective microbial culture, biogeochemical basic cloning procedures-DNA extraction, cloning vectors,
cycles. restriction enzymes, ligases, transformation. Expression of
cloned genes. Overview of various techniques-nucleic acid
Assessment Methods: hybridisation, PCR based methods, restriction fragment
Continuous Assessment: 40% length polymorphism, DNA sequencing, DNA microarray,
Final Examination: 60% Application of techniques in different branches of
Microbiology, Bioinformatics and molecular data analysis.
Medium of Instruction:
English Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Main References:
1. Subbarao, N.S. (1999). Soil Microbiology. Science Medium of Instruction:
Publishers: USA. English
2. Subbarao, N.S. & Dommergues, Y.R. (1998). Microbial
Interactions in Agriculture and Forestry. Science
Publishers: USA.
3. Insan, H.I., Riddech, N. & Klammer, S. (2002).
Microbiology of Composting. Springer-Verlag.

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