Microbiology

Paper Code: 
24BTE124
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30
Objective: 

The objective of this course is to provide students with a thorough grasp of the anatomical, physiological, and metabolic capacities of various microorganisms. It also evaluates control strategies and examines the connections that these organisms have with their hosts and the environment.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24BTE124

 

Microbiology

(Theory)

 

CO19: Evaluate the scope of microbiology and contribution of pioneers to its development; Assess the structure, nutrition, growth and genetics of bacterial cells.

CO20: Analyse microbial taxonomy methods, fundamental features of prokaryotic, and eukaryotic microbes and evaluate the survival strategies for extremophiles.

CO21: Evaluate the physical, chemical and biological methods to control microbial growth.

CO22: Analyse the structure and replication of different viruses and related agents (viroids and prions); Assess the methods for their cultivation and identification.

CO23: Assess the different types and aspects of interaction of microorganisms with host and the environment, structure and microbial fuel cells; establish the role of quorum sensing to microbial communication.

CO24: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures,

Demonstrations, Power point presentations

Learning activities for the students: Discussion,

Tutorials,

Assignments

Reading journals

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

7.00
Unit I: 
Microbial Characteristics

Introduction to microbiology and microbes, history & scope of microbiology, morphology, structure, growth and nutrition of bacteria, bacterial growth curve, bacterial culture methods; bacterial genetics: mutation and recombination in bacteria, plasmids, transformation, transduction and conjugation; antimicrobial resistance.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Microbial Diversity

Microbial taxonomy and evolution of diversity, classification of microorganisms, criteria for classification; classification of bacteria; Cyanobacteria, acetic acid bacteria, Pseudomonads, lactic and propionic acid bacteria, endospore forming bacteria, 8 Mycobacteria and Mycoplasma. Archaea: Halophiles, Methanogens, Hyperthermophilic archae, Thermoplasm; eukarya: algae, fungi, slime molds and protozoa; extremophiles and unculturable microbes

 

4.00
Unit III: 
Control of microorganisms

Sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis: physical and chemical methods for control of microorganisms, antibiotics, antiviral and antifungal drugs, biological control of microorganisms

 

5.00
Unit IV: 
Virology

Virus and bacteriophages, general properties of viruses, viral structure, taxonomy of virus, viral replication, cultivation and identification of viruses; sub-viral particles – viroids and prions.

 

5.00
Unit V: 
Host-microbe’s interaction

Host-pathogen interaction, ecological impact of microbes; symbiosis (Nitrogen fixation and ruminant symbiosis); microbes and nutrient cycles; microbial communication system; bacterial quorum sensing; microbial fuel cells; prebiotics and probiotics.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Microbiology ,5th edition, M J Pelczar, E C S Chan, N R Kreig, Tata Mc Graw Publication, 2019
  • Microbiology-a Laboratory Manual, 10th edition, J G Cappuccino and N Sherman, Addison Wesley, Pearson Education, Inc., 2014
  • Microbiology-an introduction, 13th edition, G.J. Tortora, B.R. Funke, C.L. Case Pearson Education, Inc., 2020
  • Prescott’s Microbiology, 11th edition, J Willey, K Sandman, D Wood, Mc Graw Hill Companies, 2019
  • General microbiology, 7th edition, H S Schlegel, Cambridge University Press, 1995
  • Microbial diversity: current perspectives and potential applications, Satynarayana T. &Johri B.N. I.K. International Pvt. Ltd. 2005
  • Microbiology: principles and explorations, 9th edition, J G Black, L J Black, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2015
  • Matthai, W., Berg, C. Y., & Black, J. G. (2005). Microbiology, Principles and Explorations. Boston, MA: John Wiley & Sons.

 

REFERENCES: 
  • Advances in Microbial Physiology, 1st edition, R K Poole, Academic Press, 2006
  • Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 14th edition, M T Madigan, J M Martinko, K S Bender, D H Buckley, D A Stahl, Pearson Education, Inc., 2017
  • General Microbiology, 5th edition, R Y Stanier, J L Ingharam, M L Wheelies, P R Painter, Mac Millan Education Ltd, 1999
  • Fundamentals of microbiology, 11th edition, J C. Pommerville, Jones & Barlett Publishers, 2017
  • Foundation in Microbiology, 11th edition, K P Talaro and A Talaro, Mc Graw Hill, 2021

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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