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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
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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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

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
Laboratory exercises. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by instructor. (01011312)

Assessment and marking:

3 hours digital examination. External examiner with grades according to the Danish 7-mark scale (5 ECTS). (01011302)

Date of exam
The ordinary exam takes place on June 11, 2015
The re-examination takes place on August 18, 2015

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
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