COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC BACTERIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIK 5013 BASIC BACTERIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Microbiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NURAN ESEN

Offered to

Microbiology
Molecular Medicine

Course Objective

Adaptation to terminology of medical microbiology, learning of general properties of bacteria, microbial flora, interaction of bacteria and host, antibacterial agents and sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis.
Providing awareness for important bacteria in clinical microbiology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define general properties and life forms of bacteria.
2   Understanding microbial flora and interaction between the host and bacteria.
3   Be able to define antibacterial agents, the mechanism of action and resistance
4   Be able to define sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis
5   Be able to define the pathogenesis of bacterial infections in humans, the laboratory diagnosis of bacterial infections and the prevention and therapy strategies against the bacterial infections.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to microbiology and classification of bacteria
2 Structure of bacteria
3 Enviromental factors affects bacteria
4 Metabolism and enzymes of bacteria
5 Bacterial genetics
6 Growth properties of bacteria and Microbial flora
7 Sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis
8 Classification and mechanisms of antimicrobial agents, resistance mechanisms Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus and the other Gram positive cocci Enteric Gram negative bacilli (Enterobactericeae) Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Vibrio, Aeromonas Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Bacillus and the other Gram pozitive bacilli, Yersinia, Pasteurella
10 Laboratory diagnosis I (Serologic, bacterial culture and molecular methods)
11 Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus and the other Gram positive cocci Enteric Gram negative bacilli (Enterobactericeae) Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Vibrio, Aeromonas Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Bacillus and the other Gram pozitive bacilli, Yersinia, Pasteurella
12 Neisseria, Haemophilus, Bordetella, Brucella, Francisella Anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium
13 Mycobacterium, Corynebacterium, Nocardia and related bacteria Chlamydiae, Chlamydophila, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Legionella Treponema, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Medical Microbiology (Mosby) 2009, Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Pfaller MA, 6th edition.
1. Medical Microbiology (McGrawHill) 2007, Jawetz, Melnick, Adelberg, 24th edition.
2. Mim s Medical Microbiology (Mosby) 2008, Goering RV, Dockrell HM, Zuckerman M, Wakelin D, Ritt IM, Mims C, Chidini PL, 4th edition.
3. Bacterial pathogenesis (ASM Press) 2002, Abigail AS, Dixie DW, 2nd edition.
Supplementary Book(s): Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji (Atlas) 2010, Ed:Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Pfaller MA, Translation Ed: Ahmet Başustaoğlu.
Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji (Nobel Tıp) 2010, Jawetz, Melnick, Adelberg, Translation Ed: Osman Şadi Yenen.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Nuran Esen; Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Microbiology, Balçova, Izmir, Turkey. +90 232 4124508, nuran.esen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 5 60
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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