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Updated I MSC Microbiology Syllabus

This document outlines the units of study for a Microbiology course. Unit I introduces microbiology and covers microbial characteristics, growth, genetics and methods of controlling microbes. Unit II examines microbial taxonomy, classification, and identification methods. Unit III discusses host-pathogen interactions and diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Unit IV explores commercially important microbes. Unit V analyzes the ecological impact of microbes through nutrient cycles and interactions with plants. The document lists references for further reading.

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This document outlines the units of study for a Microbiology course. Unit I introduces microbiology and covers microbial characteristics, growth, genetics and methods of controlling microbes. Unit II examines microbial taxonomy, classification, and identification methods. Unit III discusses host-pathogen interactions and diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Unit IV explores commercially important microbes. Unit V analyzes the ecological impact of microbes through nutrient cycles and interactions with plants. The document lists references for further reading.

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I- M.Sc.

, Biotechnology - Batch 2021-2022


MICROBIOLOGY (CORE) – PAPER CODE (21P1BTC04)
UNIT I: Introduction to microbiology and microbes, history & scope of microbiology, microbial
characteristics, morphology, growth and nutrition of bacteria, bacterial growth curve, bacterial culture methods;
bacterial genetics: mutation and recombination in bacteria, plasmids, transformation, transduction and
conjugation. Sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis: physical and chemical methods for control of
microorganisms, antibiotics, antiviral and antifungal drugs, antimicrobial resistance.
UNIT II: Microbial taxonomy and evolution of diversity, criteria for classification; classification of microbes -
bacteria, fungi, algae and viruses; Current methods of microbial identification, Microbial Identification through
physiological and biochemical methods (BIOLOG, Vitex); MALDI TOF- Polyphasic approach –16S rRNA
gene sequencing, Phylogenetic grouping.
UNIT III: Microbiology of Diseases: Host-pathogen interaction, epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention and
treatment – (Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Mycobacterium, Salmonella and Yersinia). Infections caused by
yeast: Candida. Filamentous Fungi: Aspergillus sp. and protozoal diseases (Malaria, Leishmaniasis and Ascaris
infection). Virus and bacteriophages, general properties of viruses, viral structure, taxonomy of virus, viral
replication, cultivation and identification of viruses; sub-viral particles – viroids and prions; Viral diseases
(H1N1, Corona, Polio, Rabies and AIDS).
UNIT IV: Biology of microbes of commercial importance: Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Rhizobium
species, Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cyanobacteria, acetic acid bacteria,
Pseudomonas, lactic and propionic acid bacteria, endospore forming bacteria, Mycobacteria and Mycoplasma.
Archaea: Halophiles, Methanogens, Hyperthermophilic archae, Thermoplasm; eukarya: algae, fungi, slime
molds and protozoa; extremophiles and unculturable microbes.
UNIT V: Ecological impact of microbes; environment-nutrient cycles-carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and
phosphorus cycles. Bacterial photosynthesis, symbiotic and nonsymbiotic nitrogen fixation. Plant microbe
interactions. microbial communication system; bacterial quorum sensing; microbial fuel cells; prebiotics and
probiotics.
REFERENCES:
1. Lansing M. Prescott, John P Harley, Donald A. Klein; Microbiology, McGraw Hill. Ed. 6; 2005.
2. Anantha narayanan R & CK Jeyaram Paniker; Textbook of Microbiology; Orient Longman. Ed. 7;
2005.
3. Michael T, Madigan, John M Martinko; Brock’s Biology of Microorganisms, Pearson Prentice Hall,
Ed, 11; 2006.
4. Roger Y, Stainer, John L. Ingraham, Mark L. Wheelis. Page R. Painter. General Microbiology,
MacMillan Press. Ed. 5; 2004.
5. Topley & Wilson’s: Principles of Bacteriology, Virology & Immunology, Edward Arnold. Ed.9;
2002.

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