MICROBIAL DIVERSITY-I

Paper Code: 
MBL 201
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45
Objective: 

This paper will enable students to understand –

 

  1. The nature of biological material and hierarchy of molecular organization of cells.
  2. The thermodynamic principles underlying biochemical reactions and the function of macromolecules.
  3. The students will learn the concept of enzyme catalysis, reaction mechanism and regulation of enzyme activity

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

MBL 201

Microbial Diversity-I

CO 1 To acquaint the student with the historical account and development of microbiologyas a scientific discipline

CO 2 To gain knowledge on different systems of classification.

CO 3 Acquire in-depth knowledge of the diversity, distribution,cell structure, life cycles and economic importance of bacteria.

CO 4 To understand salient features of different bacterial groups

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, presentations

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

C A test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Classroom interaction

 

4.00
Unit I: 
Discovering the microbial world

Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms, theory of abiogenesis and biogenesis, Germ theory of fermentation, Germ theory of diseases.

8.00
Unit II: 
Classification of microorganisms

Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cell structure:                                                              

Levels of classification, Haeckels three kingdom concept, Whittakers five kingdom concept, three domain concept of Carl Woese and major characters of primary domains.

11.00
Unit III: 
Form and function of bacteria: Internal structure

Bacterial shapes and arrangement, cell membrane, cell wall of bacteria, inclusion bodies, flagella, capsule, slime, fimbriae, and pilli. Bacterial endospores- structure, formation and germination.

12.00
Unit IV: 
The world of Bacteria- I

A brief outline of bacterial classification according to Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology second edition (2004) with salient features of the following:  

Proteobacteria: alphaproteobacteria (Rickettsia), betaproteobacteria (Thiobacillus), gamma proteobacteria (Pseudomonas, E. coli), deltaproteobacteria (Myxococcus) and epsilonproteobacteria (Campylobacter); Non proteobacteria Gram negative bacteria (cyanobacteria, purple and green photosynthetic bacteria)

10.00
Unit V: 
The world of Bacteria- II

A brief outline of bacterial classification according to Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology second edition (2004) with salient features of the following: 

Gram positive bacteria:  firmicutes (Mycoplasma, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus), Actinobacteria (Streptomyces, Mycobacterium), Chlamydiae, Spirochaetes, Archaebacteria (halophiles and thermophiles).

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Microbiology ,5th edition M J Pelczar, E C S Chan, N R Kreig, Tata Mc Graw Publication, 2006
  2. Microbiology-a Laboratory Manual, 6th edition, J G Cappuccino and N Sherman, Addison Wesley, Pearson Education, Inc., 2006
  3. Microbiology-an introduction, 9th edition G.J. Tortora, B.R. Funke, C.L. Case Pearson Education, Inc., 2007

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. General Microbiology, R Y Stanier, J L Ingharam, M L Wheelies, P R Painter, Mac Millan Education Ltd, 1999
  2. Laboratory fundamentals of microbiology, I E Alcamo, Jones and Barlett Publishers, 2001
  3. Microbiology , 6th edition, Prescott, Harley, Klein, Mc Graw Hill Companies, 2005
  4. Microbiology Fundamentals and Applications ,2nd edition, R M Atlas, Maxwell Macmillan International Edition, 1989
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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