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MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PDP102 MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY 2 2 2 4

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to microbiology, scope and classification -
2 - Microscopes, tools and devices used in microbiology -
3 - The environments in which microorganisms are produced, the substances necessary for the nutrition and reproduction of microorganisms, the classification of media, the main substances used in the preparation of media -
4 - Environmental factors affecting the growth of microorganisms -
5 - Structure and physiology of bacteria, bacterial genetics, protein synthesis, genetic changes in bacteria -
6 - Classification of bacteria and important bacteria -
7 - Sterilization and disinfection methods, heat sterilization, filtering sterilization, beam sterilization, chemical sterilization, sterilization control, clinical applications of disinfection I -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Sterilization and disinfection methods, heat sterilization, filtering sterilization, beam sterilization, chemical sterilization, sterilization control, clinical applications of disinfection II -
10 - Preparation and storage of media, the main media and cultivation techniques of various samples, evaluation of growth, antibiogram susceptibility experiments -
11 - Dyes and staining methods used in microbiology, gram stain, AB stain, methylene blue, capsule staining, spore staining, fungal dyes, virus dyes, parasite dyes, giemsa staining, examination of the movements of microorganisms -
12 - Environmental microbiology, normal flora, blood, sputum, throat, nose, urine, stool, vagina, wound, body fluids sampling, transportation and storage. Sampling in anaerobic runs. -
13 - Antimicrobial agents, mechanisms of action of antimicrobial drugs, resistance to antimicrobial agents -
14 - Hospital infections and control I -
15 - Hospital infections and control II -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -