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| BIOL2013-1 | General microbiology
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| Duration : | 32h Th, 16h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Daniel Portetelle |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | - History and scope of microbiology
- Study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation
- Procaryotic cell structure and functions
- Eucaryotic cell structure and functions
- Microbial nutrition, growth and control
- Microbial metabolisms, the generation of energy
- Microbial genetics: general principles, recombination, transposans and plasmids, transformation
- Diversity of the microbial world; principles of microbial taxonomy
- Antimicrobial chemotherapy (overview)
- Viruses: general characteristics, bacteriophages and viruses of eucaryotes (first principles)
- Microorganisms as components of the environment (overview)
- Food and industrial microbiology (overview)
- Microbial biohazards and biosafety in laboratory and the environnement
- Practical works to isolate and characterize microorganisms from different samples |
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| Course objective : | This course provides a balanced introduction to all major areas of Microbiology. Foundations are presented emphasizing on basic biochemistry, structure/function, biology and methodology. Principal attention is devoted to present micro-organisms as important biological models and for their importance and utilization in environment, agronomy and agroindustry.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand procaryotic cell mechanisms
- understand the great diversity of procaryotic world
- use the elementary practices of microorganisms culture |
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| Prerequisites : | -- CG102 - Organic chemistry (first part)
-- KT202 - Molecular biology (1st Part) |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 32h
Practical Works : 16h |
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| Written notes : | - Microbiologie (Prescott et al., eds), 2003, 2ème édition française, De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 1164 pages
- Microbiology (Prescott et al.), 2008, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill Pub., London, 1088 pages + appendixes
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Portetelle, Daniel (Professeur ordinaire - Chef de service)
Biologie animale et microbienne
081 62 23 54
portetelle.d@fsagx.ac.be |
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