BMB528: Microbiology for Pharmaceutical Science (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01011301

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 Comment
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 TL Monday 10-13 Red Lab 11,13
H1 TE Thursday 12-14 U23a 07-08,10-13,15-16
H1 TL Friday 10-13 Red Lab 10
H1 TL Friday 14-17 Red Lab 12
H2 TL Monday 15-18 Red Lab 10-13
H2 TE Wednesday 14-16 U49c 07-08,10-13,15-16
H3 TE Tuesday 10-12 U49 07,12
H3 TE Tuesday 10-12 U145 08
H3 TL Wednesday 11-14 Red Lab 10-11
H3 TL Wednesday 12-15 Red Lab 13
H3 TE Thursday 16-18 U157 10
H3 TE Thursday 12-14 U157 11
H3 TL Thursday 13-16 Red Lab 12
H4 TL Monday 10-13 Red Lab 12
H4 TE Thursday 16-18 U49c 07-08,10-13,15-16
H4 TL Thursday 13-16 Red Lab 10-11
H4 TL Friday 14-17 Red Lab 13
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Comment:
Samlæses med BMB507

Kurset kan ikke følges af studerende som har bestået BM115, BMB525 eller BMB507

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 og BMB533 Molecular biology and protein chemistry.

Course introduction
To give pharmacy students an introduction to microbiology, bacterial disease, and antibiotics.

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 behaviour
  • 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 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
  1. Cell structure.
  2. Microbial growth .
  3. Metabolism and biosynthesis.
  4. Evolution and gene exchange.
  5. Microbial diversity and ecology.
  6. Bacterial infection and host responses.
  7. Antimicrobial compounds and antibiotic resistance.
  8. Bacteriophage and other viruses. 
  9. 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
Laboratory exercises. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by instructor. (01011312)

Assessment and marking:
  1. 3 hours digital examination. External examiner with grades according to the Danish 7-mark scale (5 ECTS). (01011302)
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 not open to students who have obtained credit for BMB507.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.