Faculty of Science

Objectives

To provide knowledge on systematics, nature, characteristics, isolation and identification of bacteria, their role in diseases of animals and plants, growth and reproduction as well as culture techniques and also to provide hands on training on isolation and characterization of bacteria.

Contents

Problems and methods involved in the systematic study of bacteria; cultural, morphological, structural, biochemical characteristics and the identification scheme of bacteria.; characterization tests for systematic bacteriology; aetiology; epidemiology; pathogenic mechanisms; clinical symptoms; laboratory diagnosis of disease causing bacteria including - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Actinomyces, Mycobacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, Bacteroides, Mycoplasma, Rickettsia and Chlamydia.

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