MVMI 201 : Essential Bacteriology

Compulsory

a. Knowledge and understanding:

Concept & Histological review of its development
Light & Electron microscopes’ type and the purpose of each
Bacterial anatomy and bacterial growth curve plus the interpretation of each bacterial growth phase

b. Mental skills:

Bacterial organelles’ biochemical composition relation with their biological function
Environmental & nutritional requirement for bacterial growth
The required lab tools and equipment that needed to identify microscopic and cultural characteristics
Scientific project and report academic writing as well as scientific cooperation within a team work

c. Scientific and professional skills:

Biosafety procedures in Microbiology Laboratory
Ideal use of Microscope, bacterial smear preparation, staining and describing microscopic features of incriminated bacteria
Microorganisms inoculation and transfer in different cultural media and then prescribing cultural characteristics for these bacteria
Diagnosing clinical specimen according to microscopic and cultural features for incriminated bacteria

d. General skills:

Depend on relevant scientific textbooks and reference sources to enable student broaden his knowledge and scientific background
Have the ability in academic writing; as a task will be requested from each student. A task is hand-writing of a scientific article or a research project about bacterial or viral or fungal zoonotic epidemiological infection
Able to use tech aid teaching equipment (e.g. Laptop and data-show projector or over-head projector).
Able to cooperate and contribute effectively in team-work project