| NBIA07 | Microbiology, 6 ECTS credits. /Mikrobiologi/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 44 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): A
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| Aim: The course aims to give basic knowledge about micro organisms morphology, physiology and metabolism as well as ecology and evolution, including understanding for micro-organisms importance, both in nature as in medicine. The course should, furthermore, give the student practice in microbiological laboratory work. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) General Chemistry 1, 2 and 3 and Cell biology. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course includes lectures which give a theoretical summary of the subject and in certain degrees completes and/or explains the course literature. Laborations make up a great part of the course. They exemplify the theory and the results are presented and discussed at seminars. The course includes, furthermore, group work of theoretical character, which is to be presented on poster and orally. |
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| Course contents: Sterile techniques and sterilization. Microorganisms basic structure and function and thier rolls in nature, amongst others taxonomy and classification of prokaryotes, microbe morphology, bacterial physiology, virus, antimicrobica, medical microbiology, ecological microbiology and applied microbiology. |
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| Course literature: Madigan, Martinko: Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th ed 2006). Prentice Hall International, Inc. Compendium. |
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| Written examination Approved laboratory |
3 p 1 p |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Gizela Maluszynska Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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