Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, four years program of T.U. at Bharabi Science College

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Course Contents:

First year:

History and development of microbiology:

Classification and nomenclature of microorganisms

Scope and applications of microbiology

Morphology of bacteria

growth and physiology of bacteria

Isolation, enumeration and culture of bacteria

Metabolism

Microbial Genetics

MIcroscopy and different techniques of handling of microorganisms

Techniques in control of microorganisms

Host-parasite interaction

Introduction to virology

Introduction to parasitology

Introduction to mycology

B.Sc. Second-year MIcrobiology-II (MB 201)

Course Contents

Living cell and understanding of its biochemical functions

Macromolecules and biomolecules of living cells

microbial metabolisms

Microbial genetics

Concept of biotechnology

Fermentation process

Agricultural microbial biotechnology

Biotechnology in dairy industry

Methods in genetic engineering

Enzyme Technology

B.Sc. Third Year Microbiology

A) Molecular Cell Biology (MB 301)

Course Contents

An overview of cells

Cell structure and function

Nucleus

Membrane structure and transport

Structure and organisation of actin filaments

The microtubule cytoskeleton

Intracellular transport

Cell signalling

The cell cycle

B) Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Quality Management (MB 303) (Elective)

Course Contents

Introduction of pharmaceutical microbiology

Anti Microbialagents

Quality evaluation of pharmaceutical products

Microbial spoilage and preservative of pharmaceutical products

Quality assurance and quality management

Food safety and consumer protection

C) Bioinformatics (MB 304) (Elective)

Course Contents

History, scope and importance of bioinformatics

Internet, World Wide Web and NCBI in bioinformatics

Databases, tools and their uses

Sequence alignment

Predictive methods using DNA and protein sequences

Homology, Phylogeny, evolutionary trees and pharma informatics

B.Sc. Four-year Microbiology

Environment and Public Health Microbiology (MB 401)

Course Contents

Soil and its constituents

Micro-organisms in soil and their roles

Microbial Ecology

Rhizospheric and phyllospheric microorganisms

Microbial interactions

Microbiology of extreme environments

Biogeochemical cycles and role of microorganisms

Microbial degradation

Bioremediation

Aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of organic compounds and application

Plant pathogens

Microorganisms in various foods

Factors affecting microbial growth in food

Techniques for determination of microorganisms in food

Food handling and spoilage

Food Preservations

Food quality evaluation

Role of Microorganisms in food poisoning

Agriculture and Food Microbiology Practical (Major) (402)

Course Contents

Microorganisms present in the soil

Buried slide technique for microbial flora of the soil

Azotobacter

Rhizobium

cellulase produced by organisms

Microorganisms from biofertilizers

Observation of various organisms present in the soil

Differentiation of various organisms from soil samples

Cyanobacteria

Phosphorus solubilisers

Count of micro-organisms in different foods

Dairy products: Milk, cheese and ice-cream

Tests for milk quality

Presence of MIcroorganisms in meat and meat products

Microorganisms present in fruits

Medical and Public Health Microbiology (Major) (403)

Course Contents

Health and disease and epidemiological measurements

Methods of transmission of diseases

Management of diseases

Drinking water microbiology

Waste Management

Microbial air pollution

Historical background of medical microbiology

Normal flora of the human body

Immunity process

Safety measures in clinical labratory

Methods of specimen collection, transportation, processing and culture of clinical samples for detection of pathogens

Common pathogenic bacteria

Common pathogenic viruses

Medically important fungi

Common pathogenic parasites

Medical and Public Health Microbiology Practical (Major) (MB 404)

Course Contents

To perform a bacteriological examination of drinking water

To assess air pollution

To collect and transport various clinical specimens

To perform different staining techniques

To prepare different culture media and monitor their quality

To prepare Biochemical media and reagents for identification of bacteria

To differentiate different types of bacteria from biochemical tests

To perform an enzymatic test of the bacteria

To perform antibiotic susceptibility test of the bacterial isolates

To demonstrate serological tests

To learn various sample collection techniques for the diagnosis of mycotic infections

To prepare fungal culture media

To detect the fungi by microscopic methods

To examine the samples for intestinal and tissue parasites

Methods in Microbiology (Applied Microbiology) (MB 405)

Course Contents

Safety measures in microbiology laboratory

Methods of specimen collection, transportation and processing of clinical samples for bacteria detection

Sample collection and laboratory diagnosis of mycotic infections

Method of collections of samples and processing for detection of parasites

Immunological and serological tests

Method of Collection of water samples and microbiological analysis

Field level tests for disease diagnosis

Molecular tests in microbiology laboratories

Microbiological quality tests of foods

Microbiology laboratory in agriculture

Bioinstrumentation (2076) New Course (MB 407)

Course Content

Buffers

General principle and approaches of biochemical investigations

Working principle, instrumentation and application of Phase contract, electron microscopy fluorescence microscopy

Working principle, instrumentation and applications of techniques

Working principle, instrumentation and uses of chromatographic techniques

Principle, instrumentation and applications of Lambert Beer's law, X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy, spectrofluorimetry

Principle, instrumentation and application of molecular techniques

Eligibility

The students must have completed ten plus 2 or equivalent exam with minimum C grade to become eligible for studying this T.U. designed program in Bachelor level.

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