Cengage Learning Publishers. MCB General Microbiology I: The course introduces the nature and diversity of microorganisms and their implications for all of biology. The course covers comparative properties of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes, as well as their roles as disease agents, ecological agents and model systems used to understand the fundamental biological processes at the molecular level.
Scopes of microbiology include human welfare, agriculture industry, health and sanitation, environment and pollution control. Bacterial size, shape and arrangements; characteristics of major groups of Grain-negative and Gram positive bacteria; general characteristics, morphological and physiological diversity of Achaea; discovery of virus, their general characteristics; morphology; chemical composition, classification and nomenclature of bacteriophage; bacteriophage life cycle — lytic and lysogenic life cycles, replication and one-step multiplication curve, viroids, prions; General morphological characteristics of fungi, their growth and reproduction, classification, importance in industry and natural process; general characteristics of algae; classification microscopic algae and their importance; general characteristics of protozoa, their classification, major groups, importance in natural process.
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Publishers Pommerville, JC. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case; Biology of Microorganisms by T. Brock et al. Pelczar, E. MCB Microbial Chemistry: A study of the metabolism of the microorganisms, using a biochemical approach. Structure and function of microbial cells and their components such as protein, nucleic acids, fatty acids, etc. This course includes — Biomolecules and Biopolymers: properties and functions of the major and minor essential elements; water, carbohydrate, lipids, nucleic acids and proteins.
Molecular Architecture of Microbial Cells: chemical composition and function of cellular structures and organelles: capsules, flagella, pili, cell walls, cytoplasmic membranes, pigments, ribosomes, mitochondria, cytoplasmic inclusions and endospores. Antimicrobial Agents: type, chemistry, mode of action and efficiency; antimicrobial resistance; study of penicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, nystatin, gentamicin and griseofulvin; effectiveness of antimicrobial agents; assay of antibiotics by chemical methods.
Microbiology: An Evolving Science 1st Edition. Brock Biology of Microorganisms 9th Edition. The course will cover all fields of microscopes and microscopy; light spectrum, resolving power and magnification power; microscopes: light and electron microscopes. Microscopy: bright-field, dark-field, fluorescence, phase-contrast, differential interference contrast, transmission electron, scanning, scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy; observation of microorganisms under microscope: wet-mount and hanging-drop technique; preparation of microorganisms for staining; chemical properties of stains; mechanisms of staining; positive and negative staining; simple, differential and special staining techniques.
Culture Preservation: long-term and short-term techniques for preservation of microbial culture. Measurement of Growth: direct measurement of microbial growth, estimating bacterial number by indirect methods, control of microbial growth: principles of microbial control, the rate of microbial death; the action of microbial control agents; conditions influencing microbial control, physical and chemical methods of microbial control.
Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual 9th Edition. Benjamin Cummings Publishers Brown, A. McGraw-Hill Publishers. MCB General Microbiology II: The course will cover the structure, nutrition and growth of microorganisms; characterization of representative microorganisms and viruses; metabolic properties and introduction to microbial genetics.
Topics covered include Archaea, Algae, Atypical bacteria. The course will cover — Physical Requirement of Microbial Growth: temperature, pH, gaseous requirement, osmotic pressure and other condition.
Nutritional requirement for Microbial Growth: Chemical elements as nutrient, organic growth factors, nutritional classification of microorganisms, nutrient uptake process.
Culture Media: criteria for an ideal culture media, selective and differential media, an aerobic growth media, special purpose media for eukaryotic microorganism, tissue culture media. Growth of Bacteria: bacterial multiplication, generation time, mathematical expression of growth, phase of growth, synchronous growth, bath, fed-batch and continuous culture.
Microbial Systematic: microbial evolution and physiology, microbial taxonomy and classification, taxonomic hierarchies, classical systems of microbial classification, phonetic and phylogenetic approaches to microbial classification, numerical taxonomy, molecular based classification, dendograms and similarity matrices.
Atypical Bacteria: general characteristics and importance of actinomyces, cyanobacteria, mycoplasmas, rickettsias, chlamydias and spirochetes, gliding, sheathes, budding and appendage bacteria.
Prentice Hall Publishers Cossart, P. Cellular Microbiology. Case; Microbiology by M. MCB Microbial Genetics: Classical microbial genetics: Genetic exchange among bacteria, bacterial viruses and yeast.
Topics covered include mutagenesis, mutations, analysis of mutants, genetic mapping, DNA repair, genome organization, plasmids, molecular mechanisms for re-combination, transposons, DNA replication and cell division, the cell cycle, regulation of gene expression, growth in bacteria, bacterial viruses, yeast, transcription and its regulation, global regulation, RNA catalysis, splicing, differentiation, the folding, maturation and transport of peptide chains, mitochondrial genetics, nuclear and mitochondrial inheritance in yeast, mating type switch in yeast, and the evolution of genetic systems and organisms.
The module will touch down on the different topics relevant to microbial genetics like mutation rate, types of mutation, detection of mutations, mutagenic agents, screening chemicals for mutagenicity, molecular basis of mutagenesis and mutation. It will also include the study of DNA repair mechanisms including the nature of DNA damage; light dependent repair; excision repair; mismatch repair; post-replication repair; error-prone repair system; SOS repair.
The mutant phenotypes in bacteria, basic test for transformation, conjugation and transduction, transformation and gene mapping; conjugation and gene mapping; transduction and gene mapping and evolutionary significance of sexuality in bacteria will be studied.
An idea on plasmids basic structures, its size, copy number and classification along with the presence of plasmids in organisms other than bacteria will be provided. Besides the course will describe the different topics relevant to bacterial gene expression including constitutive, inducible and repressive gene expression along with lactose operon in E.
The different types of recombination, methods of general recombination; molecular basis of homologous and non-homologous recombination will be taught. A brief on transposable elements in prokaryotes; IS elements; composite transposons, Tn3 element, mutagenic effects of bacterial transposable elements, the medical significance of bacterial transposons; transposable elements in eukaryotes; Ac, Ds and Dt elements in maize; P elements and hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila will be given.
Modern Microbial Genetics 2nd Edition. Wiley-Liss Publishers Maloy, S. Jones and Bartlett, Inc. Principles of Genetics- By D. MCB Human Physiology: Advanced undergraduate study of human organ physiology, with emphasis on homeostasis, along with nervous and hormonal regulation of various organ systems. Considerations of cellular and molecular interactions are emphasized.
Topics covered include the heart, blood, lymphatic system, kidney, liver, respiratory system, reproductive system, and water balance.
The course will cover — digestion and digestive system and their mechanisms and control of the secretion; composition of digestive juices, digestion and absorption of foodstuffs; blood and circulatory system, their composition, formation destruction and function of blood, blood coagulation, blood groups, tissue fluid, cardiovascular system; respiratory system and respiratory stimulants, the structures and functions of lungs, liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen and nervous system; water and electrolytic balance; lymphoid and lymphatic system; endocrinology and their functions, mechanisms and properties of different hormones; reproductive system and the structure and function of testis, ovary, uterus and placenta.
Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Co. Sherwood, L. Invited speakers will include individuals from academia, industry, government, and international health programs. Students will be expected to participate in post-lecture discussions and engage one-on-one with the presenter. BIO Experimental Design, Research Methods and Biostatistics: Biostatistical concepts necessary for the interpretation, evaluation, and communication of biomedical research are introduced.
Course topics include biomedical study design, randomization, graphical data displays, and control of bias, variability, confounding, interaction, and ethics of human experimentation. Recommended Books: Zolman, JF. Biostatistical Analysis 4th Edition. Prentice Hall Publishers. This course covers fundamental aspects of microbial physiology and ecology. The goal of this course is to provide a basic understanding and appreciation of microbial processes which may be applicable to environmental biotechnology.
Pollution, xenobiotics, recalcitrants. In details the course will cover — Biological Interactions: microbial interaction, interaction within a single microbial population, positive and negative interactions, interaction between diverse microbial population, neutralism, commensalism, synergism, mutalism, competition, ammensalism, parasitism, predation, microbe plant interaction and microbe animal interaction.
Techniques for the Studying Environmental Microbes: Sample collection, sample processing, detection of microbial population, determination of microbial numbers, determination of microbial biomass, measurement of microbial metabolism. Microbiology of Potable Water: introduction to indicator organism, water borne pathogens, isolation and identification of indicator bacteria, water borne pathogens.
Sanitation and Public Health Microbiology with Special Reference to Bangladesh: Water supply, the use of safe water, public tube well coverage, sanitation, disposal of human excreta and refuse. Microorganism and Some Novel Pollution Problem: Persistence and biomagnifications of xenobiotic molecules; recalcitrant halocarbons, polychlorinated biphenys PCBs , alkyl benzyl sulfonates and synthetic polymer.
Sewage Treatment: primary treatment, secondary treatment; aerobic and anaerobic treatment, tertiary treatment. Environmental Microbiology 2nd Edition.
Academic Press Madsen, EL. Environmental Microbiology: From Genomes to Biogeochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. MCB Microbial Ecology: Fundamental aspects of the ecology of microorganisms in natural soil, aquatic and atmospheric habitats, including extreme environments, and in artificial or managed environments. Interactions among microbes will be studied. The course will cover — Basic Concept of Microbial Ecology: the scope of microbial ecology; historical overview; relation of microbial ecology to general ecology.
Microbial Communities and Ecosystems: development of microbial communities; structure of microbial communities; ecosystems; microbial communities in nature. Brief Introduction to Microorganisms in Natural Habitats: characteristics and stratification of the atmosphere, the atmosphere as habitat and medium for microbial dispersal, microorganism in the atmosphere; hydrosphere ecology of fresh water, composition and activity of fresh water microbial communities; physical and chemical factors, estuaries and marine water environment; characteristics and stratification of the ocean, composition and activity of marine microbial communities; role of microbes in the aquatic environment and lithosphere; Introduction to Soil Formation: Rocks and mineral, soil horizon, soil texture, soil organic matter, chemical properties of soil, soil microbial communities.
Adaptation and Interactions of Microorganisms in the Extreme Environments: hot springs, acid springs and lakes, Antarctica, extraterrestrial systems. Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications 4th Edition. Barton And Diana E. M Atlas and R. In detail, the biochemistry component of the course will cover the structure and function of proteins and enzymes, carbohydrates and lipids, metabolism, and the research tools of modern proteomics. In cell biology the students will learn about the morphological and characterization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, functions of different sub-cellular compartments, distinctive characteristics of the major groups of microorganisms, significance of smallness; endosymbiotic hypothesis.
Topics covered in molecular biology include eukaryotic replication, transcription, RNA processing, control of gene expression by methylation, translation, cell cycle, oncogenes and tumor suppressors, viral vectors, and gene therapy. The laboratory will focus on experimental bacteriology and cell biology with an emphasis on experimental approaches and techniques used in study of cells and microorganisms. Experiments will include those in microscopy, cell fractionation, metabolism, physiology, genetics, and regulation.
Freeman Publications Alberts, B. Molecular Biology of the Cell 5th Edition. Prentice Hall Publications Surzycki, S. Human Molecular Biology Laboratory Manual. MCB Microbial Biotechnology: This course looks into the development of microbial use in traditional fermentation processes, strain selection as well as the development of recombinant microbes for industrial, commercial, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical applications.
The course will introduce the students to the historical development, scope and features of microbial biotechnology; biomass fuel, conservation of fuel-ethanol and methane fermentation; biofuel cells; biotechnology in food products like dairy products, cheese, yoghurt, bakery, alcoholic beverages, SCP and etc.
The course will also talk about the microbial waste system, biological processes for industrial wastes; strain improvement; microbial factors and process engineering factors affecting process performance and economics; future development in industrial biotechnological processes; biotransformation and principles, benefits and methods of enzyme immobilization.
Microbial Biotechnology: Principles and Applications. Case Biology of Microorganisms by T. Microbiology by M. Chan and N. MCB Enzymology: Designed to give students an understanding of the physical, chemical and kinetic properties of enzymes. Purification, characterization, and quantitative evaluation of the influence of parameters such as concentrations of substrate and enzyme, pH, temperature, and inhibitors on activity are stressed.
Specificity and mechanism of action of enzymes are described by considering examples selected from among enzymes of importance to food science, nutrition, and the biological sciences. This course will build an understanding on the properties, catalysis, specificity and regulation and classification of enzymes along with the concept of cofactors, coenzymes and vitamins. The primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of enzymes along with its folding domains and idea on molecular chaperons will be discussed.
The student will be aware of the catalysis and enzyme mechanism which involves understanding on active site, substrate binding, general acid-base catalysis, non-protein catalysis and metal ions. The kinetics of enzyme catalysed reactions will be studied with an understanding on key terms like catalytic activity, enzyme kinetics, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, turnover number, Km, Vmax; and influences of pH, temperature, chemical agents on enzyme activity.
Different types of enzyme inhibition- competitive, non-competitive and un-competitive; deactivation models and strategies for enzyme stabilization. The course will discuss about the different restriction endonucleases and other nucleases, ligases, polymerases, DNA modifying enzymes, topoisomerases along with different cloning vectors- plasmids pBR, pUC , cosmids, bacteriophage M 13, yeast episomal plasmid etc.
The students will also learn about ligation systems blunt end ligation, sticky end ligation, sticky ends to blunt ends, homopolymer tailing etc ; transformation of bacterial cells and selection of recombinants; introduction of phage DNA into bacterial cell and selection of recombinant phage; transformation of non-bacterial cells; DNA sequencing; RFPL analysis; requirement for gene expression; expression vectors; regulation of gene expression and others.
An Introduction to Genetic Engineering 2nd Edition. An Introduction to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Brown Genomes 3- By T. Simmons, 10th edition. MCB Mycology: This course will examine the biology of the true fungi and other groups of organisms traditionally classified with the fungi.
Topics covered will include taxonomy, life history traits, ecology, physiology, and evolutionary biology of the major classes and orders of fungi. Particular emphasis will be placed on the impact of fungi on human affairs. Introductory Mycology 4th Edition. Wiley Webster, J. Introduction to Fungi 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. MCB Immunology: Biology of the immune system; The course will cover cellular and molecular mechanisms, host resistance to infectious agents, hypersensitivities, autoimmunity, as well as tumor and tissue rejection.
Immunodeficiency, ontogeny, tolerance of cells. The course will provide an understanding on the brief history and development of immunology; introduction to immune system; basic concept of innate and adaptive immunity; cellular and humoral immunity. The general features and functions of lymphoid cells, mononuclear phagocytes, antigen presenting cells, polymorphs, mast cells and platelets will be discussed along with the process of phagocytosis, and activation and biological functions of complements.
The students will learn about immunoglobulin- its functions, classes, subclasses, physiochemical properties, distribution and function of different classes and subclasses of immunoglobulin; memory B cell; genetic basis of antibody heterogenecity; antibody class switching. The course will further teach the general properties of antigen, antigenic determinants, haptens as well as the B and T cell receptors for antigens antigen structure, MHC class I and class II molecules, gene map of MHC antigens, processing and presentation of peptides by MHC molecules, forces of antigen-antibody binding and haplotype restriction of T cell reactivity.
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