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

mikkelj@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Tuesday	14-16	U55	07
Common	I	Tuesday	14-15	U55	08,10
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U55	06
Common	I	Wednesday	10-11	U55	11-13,15
Common	I	Wednesday	13-14	U55	16
Common	I	Thursday	08-10	U110	22
Common	I	Friday	09-10	U55	06
H1	TE	Wednesday	14-16	U49b	07,10-13,15-16
H1	TE	Thursday	08-10	U157	08
H1	TL	Thursday	09-12	Red Lab	10-13
H2	TE	Monday	08-10	U155	07-08,11-13,16
H2	TE	Monday	08-10	U157	10
H2	TL	Tuesday	15-18	Red Lab	10-13
H2	TE	Tuesday	08-10	U157	15
H3	TL	Wednesday	15-18	Red Lab	10-13
H3	TE	Friday	08-10	U49b	07-08,10-12
H3	TE	Friday	08-10	U151	13,15-16
H4	TE	Monday	12-14	U155	07-08,10-13,16
H4	TL	Tuesday	09-12	Red Lab	10-11,13
H4	TL	Wednesday	11-14	Red Lab	12
H4	TE	Thursday	14-16	U157	15

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Comment:
Samlæses med BMB528

Kurset kan ikke følges af studerende som har bestået BM115, BMB525 eller BMB528

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students should have passed or be familiar with FF503 Chemistry, Biology and Molecular Biology – the Empiric Experimental Science, BMB531 Human Diseases, BMB532 Fundamental Biochemistry and BMB533 Molecular biology and protein chemistry.

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 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 function of antibiotics and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
describe the structure and properties of virus

Subject overview

Cell structure.
Microbial growth.
Metabolism and biosynthesis.
Evolution and gene exchange.
Microbial diversity and ecology.
Bacterial infection and host responses.
Antimicrobial compounds and antibiotic resistance.
Bacteriophage and other viruses.
Techniques for laboratory work with microorganisms.

Literature

Marjorie Kelly Cowan: Microbiology: A Systems Approach , 4. Edition 2012. McGraw-Hill.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
Reports on lab exercises. Pass/fail, internal censorship by teacher.

Assessment and marking:

Three hour digital examination. 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: 14 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 BMB528.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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