Study Programmes 2015-2016
MICR0120-8  
General Microbiology
Duration :
16h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in biomedicine3
Bachelor in dentistry2
Lecturer :
Marie-Pierre Hayette, Pierrette Melin
Coordinator :
Pierrette Melin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
- General biology
- General Immunology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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.
Recommended or required readings :
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/
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examinations for the theorical and practical parts (multiple choice questions, open questions with short answers).
Work placement(s) :
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.
Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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@ulg.ac.be(mphayette@chu.ulg.ac.be )
Training: - julie.descy@chu.ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Diaporama general mycology part II
 

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general microbiology
book for the exercices
General mycology part I
Slides (part I)
Sylllabus Mycology
Syllabus of the course (more detailed than the slides given in the diaporama)