Man and Microbes (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24GMBL201
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
04
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to comprehend microorganisms present in different habitats and analyse their interactions with other organisms and environment. 

12.00
Unit I: 
Microbial world

Microbiology and its origins, brief idea of morphology of microbes (bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, viruses).

12.00
Unit II: 
Microorganisms of marine and fresh water ecosystem

Microbes present in open ocean and benthic zones, streams and lakes. Sanitary analysis of water quality.

10.00
Unit III: 
Microorganisms of terrestrial ecosystem

Soil profile, microbes present in soil, rhizosphere, mycorrhizae, nitrogen fixing bacteria.

14.00
Unit IV: 
Normal and pathogenic flora of human and Animal body

Normal flora of different parts of body and their functions, Pathogens of common diseases – chicken pox, influenza, Tuberculosis, hepatitis, typhoid, diarrhea, malaria, candidiasis, COVID, FMD, Mastitis, Brucellosis, and Anthrax.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Beneficial microbes

Microorganisms and product formation- antibiotics, fermented products, curd, Probiotics

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Microbiology, 5th edition M J Pelcer, E C S Chan, N R Kreig, Tata Mc Graw  Publication,2006
  • Microbiology-a Laboratory Manual, 6th edition, J G Cappuccino and N Sherman, Addison Wesley, Pearson education, Inc., 2006       
  • Microbiology-an introduction, 13th edition, G.J. Tortora, B.R. Funke, C.L. Case Pearson Education, Inc., 2020
  • Principles of Fermentation Technology by P. Stanbury, A. Whitaker, S. Hall.   3rd edition. Butterworth-Heinemann. 2016.
  • Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology edited by E.M.T. El-Mansi, C.F. Bryce, A.L. Demain, A.R. Allman. 3rd edition. CRC Press. 2012
  • Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts by M. L. Shuler, F. Kargi, 2 nd edition. Pearson Education India. 2015

 

REFERENCES: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Biology of Microorganisms, 10th edition, T D Brock, M T Madigan, Pearson education, Inc., 2003
  • Prescott’s Microbiology, 11th edition, J Willey, K Sandman, D Wood,  Mc Graw Hill Companies, 2019
  • Bioprocess Engineering (2nd edition) by Michael L.Schuler and F.Kargi .Prentice Hall of India.2002.
  • Process Biotehnology Fundamentals (2nd edition by S.N. Mukhopadhyaya. Vivi Books Pvt. Ltd.2004
  • Modern Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology by N. Okafor. 1st edition. CRC Press, USA. 2007.
  • Microbial Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology by A.N. Glazer, H. Nikaido. 2 nd edition. Cambridge University Press. 2007
  • Process Biotehnology Fundamentals (2nd edition by S.N. Mukhopadhyaya. Vivi Books Pvt. Ltd.2004.
  • Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (2nd edition). Edited by A.L. Demain and J. E Davies, Panima Publications 2004
  • Roger G. Harrison, Paul W. Todd, Scott R. Rudge, Demetri P. Petrides, Bioseparations Science and Engineering, 2nd Ed., Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Pauline M. Doran, Bioprocess Engineering Principles, 2nd Ed., Academic Press, 2012
  • James Bailey, David Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill Education, 2017

e RESOURCES

JOURNALS:

  • Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Infection and Immunity
  • Microbiological Research
  • Journal of Medical Microbiology
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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