BMB507: Fundamental Microbiology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01009301

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible

Email: b.vester@bmb.sdu.dk

Additional teachers

boysen@bmb.sdu.dk

mikkelj@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Tuesday	10-12	U55	06
Common	I	Tuesday	14-16	U1	22
Common	I	Wednesday	09-10	U55	06
Common	I	Wednesday	11-12	U55	08,10
Common	I	Friday	10-11	U55	07,11-15
S5	TE	Wednesday	10-12	U20	06
S5	TL	Wednesday	08-11	BMB	10
S5	TL	Wednesday	10-13	BMB	11-13
S5	TE	Friday	13-15	U24	07-08,10-12,14-15
S6	TE	Wednesday	10-12	U49	06
S6	TE	Wednesday	14-16	U142	08
S6	TL	Wednesday	15-18	BMB	10-13
S6	TE	Wednesday	13-15	U155	10
S6	TE	Friday	13-15	U20	07,11-12,14-15
S7	TE	Monday	08-10	U24a	10
S7	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U35	08,11-12,14-15
S7	TE	Thursday	10-12	U24a	06
S7	TL	Friday	15-18	BMB	10-13
S7	TE	Friday	13-15	U49c	15
S8	TL	Thursday	10-13	BMB	11
S8	TL	Thursday	12-15	BMB	12
S8	TL	Thursday	09-12	BMB	13
S8	TL	Friday	10-13	BMB	10

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Comment:
Samlæses med BMB528

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students must have passed either BB501 Biology - from Molecule to Ecosystem and BMB501 Biomolecular Chemistry or FF503. They should be familiar with the material in BMB503 or BMB532 Fundamental Biochemistry and BMB504 Fundamental Molecular Biology

Course introduction
To give an introduction to the biology of microorganisms and bacterial disease.

Qualifications

Students will gain familiarity with the core areas of microbiology and will be able to correctly employ the key terms used in microbiology
Students will also obtain practical experience in investigating microbes using microscopy
use of sterile procedures in microbiology
use of basic techniques for cultivation of microorganisms
isolation and characterisation of pure cultures
estimation of bacterial numbers in air and water
investigations of interactions between bacteria and antibiotics

Expected learning outcome

After completing the course, the student will be able to describe the structure of bacterial cells at the molecular level
describe bacterial population growth and the environmental factors that influence growth and behavior
describe how bacterial cells convert substrates into new cell material
describe how bacterial populations change with time through gene transfer and evolution
describe how bacteria can cause disease and how this is prevented by the immune system
describe the structure and properties of virus

Subject overview
1. Cell structure.
2. Microbial growth.
3. Metabolism and biosynthesis.
4. Genetics and evolution.
5.Differentiation and behaviour.
6. Microbial diversity and ecology.
7. Bacterial infection and host responses.
8. Antimicrobial compounds and antibiotic resistance.
9. Bacteriophage and other viruses.
10. Techniques for laboratory work with microorganisms.

Literature

Marjorie Kelly Cowan: Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 3. Edition 2012. McGraw-Hill.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:

Reports on lab exercises, passed/failed, internal censonship by lecturer. (0 ECTS) (010093312)
Approved lab exercises are a prerequisite for participating in the written examination.
Three hour computer examination with all written aids and calculator. Access to the internet or to digital information on the student’s computer is not allowed. External censorship and grading according to the 7-point grading scale. (5 ECTS) (01009302)

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 13 hours
Skills training phase: 28 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 16 hours
- Laboratory exercises: 12 hours

Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
This course is thus not open to students who have obtained credit for BM115, BMB525 or BMB528.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.