COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 2032 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 3

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VOLKAN ÖZAVCI

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To acquire knowledge and skills on the morphological and cultural characteristics of microorganisms, metabolism of microorganisms, genetics, inter-microorganisms, microorganism environment and organism relationships, chemotherapeutics, disinfectants, microbiological diagnostic methods and antimicrobial susceptibility tests.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn the macroscopic and microscopic morphological features and anatomical structure of microorganisms that cause infectious diseases.
2   Students learn the chemical structure, virulence factors and antigenic properties of microorganisms.
3   Students learn the nutrition, reproduction, enzymes and metabolism of microorganisms.
4   Students learn the genetics of microorganisms, variations in microorganisms and genetic material transfer.
5   Students understand the relationships of microorganisms with between both environment and other organisms.
6   Students learn the principles of appropriate sampling and transport to laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases. In addition, they learn about conventional and molecular microbiological diagnostic methods.
7   Students learns the properties of chemotherapeutics and disinfectants.
8   Students can practice the antimicrobial susceptibility tests.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Objectives And Introduction to Microbiology, History Of Microbiology, Classification And Nomenclature Of Microorganisms.
2 Evaluation Of Macroscopic And Microscopic Morphology Of Microorganisms
3 Anatomical Structure Of Microorganisms; Cell Wall Of Bacteria, Capsule, Flagella, Cytoplasmic Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus Structures, Spore, Cell Wall Of Fungi.
4 Chemical Structure Of Microorganisms, Virulence Factors And Changes Regarding To Virulence, Antigenic Properties Of Microorganisms.
5 Needed Substances That Related To Nutrition And Growing And Also Affecting Factors On Microorganisms, Classification Of Microorganisms According To Growing Types, Growing Habitat And Types Of Microorganisms
6 Enzymes And Metabolism Of Microorganisms, Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity, Measurement Of Enzyme Activity, Regulation Of Enzyme Synthesis, Metabolization, Regulation And Control Of Substances In Microorganisms.
7 Microorganism Genetics (1/3); Structure Of Nucleic Acids, Biological Functions Of Nucleic Acids, DNA Replication, Replication In Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic, Other Replication Models, Ribosomes, Protein Biosynthesis.
8 MIDTERM
9 Microorganism Genetics(2/3), Phenotypic Variations (Modification) In Microorganisms, Genotypic Variations (Mutation), Genetic Matter Transfer, Transformation, Conjugation And Transduction
10 Microorganism Genetics(3/3), Extrachromosomal Genetic Elements, General Properties Of Plasmids, Structure Of Plasmids, Classification Of Plasmids, Major Plasmids And Their Properties, Insertion Sequences (IS Elements), Transposons, Mu Phage, Integrons.
11 Bacteriophages; Classification Of Bacteriophages, Morphology, Reproduction, Types Of Infection, Lysogen And Immunity, Lysogenic Conversion, Phage Recombination, Isolation Of Phages, Phages In Recombinant DNA Technology.
12 Isolation And Identification Of Microorganisms, Accurate Sampling And Sample Delivery Principles For Diagnosing Infectious Diseases In The Laboratory, Isolation And Identification Methods Of Microorganisms And Serological Tests Used In Diagnosis.
13 Biotechnology In Microbiology, Gene Cloning, Major Vectors Used In Cloning, In Vitro Amplification Methods Of Nucleic Acids, Molecular Typing Methods, Using Biotechnological Methods In Diagnosis Of Diseases.
14 Chemotherapeutics And Disinfectants, Mechanisms Of Action Of Chemotherapeutics, Chemotherapeutics Resistance Mechanisms, Importance Of Drug Resistance In Clinical Practice, Laboratory Methods In Chemotherapeutic Selection, Disinfection, Mechanisms Of Action Of Disinfectants, Types Of Disinfectants.

Recomended or Required Reading

Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji (Bakteriyel Hastalıklar), (N. Aydın, M. Izgür, K. Serdar Diker, H. Yardımcı, Ö. Esendal, J. Paracıkoğlu, M. Akan, Ilke-Emek Yayınları, Ankara, 2006)
Veterinary Microbiology- Bacterial and Fungal Agents of Animal Disease (J. Glenn Songer, Karen W. Post, Elsevier Saunders, USA, 2005)
Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease (P.J. Quinn, B.K. Markey, M.E. Carter, W.J. Donnelly, F.C. Leonard, Blackwell, Great Britain, 2002)
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology (P.J. Quinn, M.E. Carter, B. Markey, G.R. Carter, Mosby, London, 2000)
Temel Mikrobiyoloji. (Prof. Dr. Mustafa Arda, Medisan Yayın Serisi, Ankara, 2000).
Temel Mikrobiyoloji ve Bağışıklık Bilimi (Bilgehan,H., Barış Yayınları, Izmir, 2002).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual, interactive, verbal expression, applied expression, homework, seminar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of laboratory practices are belongs to the student during the semester. The course and, if requested, the time specified for the submission of the assignment should be observed. The unethical behaviors that may occur in the courses and exams will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Kiraz, Izmir/TURKEY
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30
E-mail: volkan.ozavci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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