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BIO 2117 – Introductory Microbiology
Provides students with a foundation in basic microbiology with emphasis on infectious diseases. Topics include: microbial diversity; microbial cell biology; microbial genetics; interactions and impact of microorganisms and humans; microorganisms and human disease; and laboratory skills.
Competency Areas	Hours
Microbial Diversity	Class	4
Microbial Cell Biology	D. Lab	0
Microbial Genetics	P. Lab	3
Interactions and Impact of Microorganisms and Humans	Credit	5
Microorganisms and Human Disease
Laboratory Skills

Prerequisite:	BIO 1111 or BIO 2113
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Microbial Diversity		7	0	7
Characterization	Explain characterization of organisms, including viruses, bacteria, prions, fungi, and protozoa.
Classification	Classify organisms.
	Use staining techniques to classify specific organisms.
Microbial CELL BIOLOGY		5	0	8
Cell structure and function	Summarize the morphology of bacteria.
	Explain the fine structure of bacteria.
	Identify common gram negative and gram positive bacteria.
	Describe bacteria with unusual properties and complex morphology.
	Execute various staining techniques in order to study the morphology of microorganisms.
Growth and cell division	Describe bacterial growth.
	Explain the replication of bacteria.
	Explain the replication of viruses.
	Estimate the number of microbes in a culture medium by both direct and indirect methods.
	Use appropriate microbiological media and test systems.
	Cultivate specific microorganisms in various media.
Cell energy and metabolism	Describe the various types of energy production. Understand the metabolic diversity of microbes.
MICROBIAL GENETICS		5	0	2
Mutations	Describe the cause, consequences and uses of mutations.
Biotechnology	Explain genetic transfer and recombination. Identify applications of biotechnology.
Interactions and impact of microorganisms and humans		8	0	8
Host defense mechanisms	Describe factors that affect the ability of the host to resist infection.
	Describe host innate or natural defense mechanisms.
	Discuss innate host defenses that offer resistance to microorganism establishment.
	Discuss adaptive host defenses that offer resistance to microorganism establishment, including antibody formation, active and passive immunity, and natural and acquired immunity.
	Differentiate between innate and acquired immunity.
	Discuss the disorders of the immune system.
Principles of disease and epidemiology	Discuss principles of epidemiology.
	Explain portals of entry for pathogenic agents.
	Describe the evasion mechanisms of the pathogen.
	Describe indirect and direct disease transmission methods.
	Discuss the effects of immunosuppressive drug therapy, concurrent disease, and aging on the host-parasite relationship.
Control of Microorganisms	Discuss the methods by which various antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents affect microorganisms.
	Discuss practical applications of various disinfection and sterilization procedures.
	Determine antibiotic sensitivity.
	Determine the impact of various disinfectants and antiseptics on microorganisms.
	Evaluate sterility testing procedures.
	Properly use aseptic techniques.
Microorganisms and human disease		15	0	3
Systems survey of major microbial diseases of the human body	Identify the causative agents for the major microbial diseases for each of the following body systems: respiratory, digestive, genitourinary, integumentary, cardiovascular, nervous, and lymphatic.
	Describe the symptoms and treatment for the major microbial diseases for each of the body systems.
	Perform tests for detecting microbial infections.
	Discuss methods of control and prevention of disease.
	Discuss and describe emerging infectious diseases and their ramifications on human health.
Laboratory Skills		0	0	2
Laboratory safety	Recognize and adhere to safety procedures in a microbiological laboratory.
Proper use of the microscope	Operate and maintain a compound light microscope.

Suggested Resources

Media (print/audio/ visual/www/ other)	Author	Year	Title: Subtitle	Edition	Location	Publisher/ Publication	pp.
Print	Bauman, R.	2006	Microbiology.	2^nd ed.	San Francisco	Benjamin Cummings
	Kindt, Thomas J., et.al.	2006	Kuby’s immunology	6^th ed		W. H. Freeman & Company
	Nester, Eugene	2005	Microbiology: A human perspective.	5^th ed.	New York	McGraw-Hill
	Pommerville, Jeffrey C.	2006	Alcamo’s fundamentals of microbiology.	8^th ed.		Jones & Barlett
	Talaro, Kathleen.	2006	Foundations in microbiology.	6^th ed.	New York	McGraw-Hill
	Tortora, Gerald J., et.al.	2006	Microbiology: An Introduction	9^th ed.	San Francisco	Benjamin Cummings

Posted: 10/01/08