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| MICR1714-1 | General microbiology
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| Duration : | 16h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Marie-Pierre Hayette, Pierrette Melin |
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| Coordinator : | Pierrette Melin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| translation coming soon |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - General biology
- General Immunology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face lectures and practical works at the bench
Contribution of 2 persons for lectures:
- Prof. P.Melin: Microbiology: general overview, microbial challenge, bacteria, relations between host and parasites or biological associations and control of microbial diseases.
- Prof.MP. Hayette: Mycology and parasitology.
Methods for microbial identification are described shortly in the face-to-face lectures and are widely described and performed during the practical works. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Sets of slides of lectures as well as syllabus of pratical works are posted on the ULg website and can be downloaded by the students.
The following books are good references related to the course:
- MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Mims C. et al, 5th Ed.,2012, Elsevier
- INTRODUCION A LA MICROBIOLOGIE, Tortora G.J. et al, 2003, ERPI, Editions du Renouveau Pédagogique Inc.
- THE MICROBIAL CHALLENGE, Krasner R., 2002, Ed. ASM PRESS
- MICROBIOLOGIE, Prescott, Harley et Klein, Ed.De Boeck Université
Recommended website:
http://www.microbes-edu.org/ |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examinations for the theorical and practical parts (multiple choice questions, open questions with short answers). |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Some students from masters (1-4) may be selected to become "tutors" for other students attending the practical courses of general and medical microbiology. Conditions : good results at the examinations of Microbiology (theory and practical lessons); good global results ; motivation. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Clinical microbiology
University Hospital of Liège,
B-23 Sart Tilman,
4000 LIEGE
Belgium
Phone (Secretary): 00.32.4.366.24.39
Telecopy: 00.32.4.366.24.40
Professors and lecturer:
- Pierrette.Melin@chu.ulg.ac.be
- mphayette@chu.ulg.ac.be
Training:
- julie.descy@chu.ulg.ac.be |
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