| CODE | MLS1005 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Medical Microbiology 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 鈥� Introduction to Culture Media and ingredients 鈥� Preparation of Dehydrated Culture Media 鈥� Bacteriological Culture Media 鈥� Special media (including Chromogenic media) 鈥� Transport Media and Specialized Media 鈥� Culture Media Quality Control 鈥� Bacteriological Identification Techniques 鈥� Mycological Identification Techniques 鈥� Identification Techniques Using Molecular Methods 鈥� Automation in medical microbiology 鈥� Commercial Identification Systems 鈥� Automated Blood Culture Systems 鈥� Microbiology Laboratory Quality Control 鈥� Media used for fungal cultures 鈥� Identification of yeasts 鈥� Asexual Reproduction in Fungi 鈥� Identification of Moulds Learning Outcomes: By the end of this study-unit the students should be able to: 鈥� Choose the most appropriate bacterial culture medium to use for specific bacterial strains; 鈥� Identify bacteria using identification panels; 鈥� Recognise the importance of fungal media; apply the information to evaluate the significance of the different media; 鈥� Identify yeasts and moulds and apply this information to interpret the results of identification tests and procedures; and 鈥� Understand the requirements and principles for using molecular biology techniques for the identification of infectious agents. Reading List: 鈥� Jawetz, Melnick and Adelbergs Medical Microbiology. (27th Edition). 2015. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN: 0071824987 鈥� Medical Microbiology: A guide to microbial infections: Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Investigation and Control. (19th Edition). 2018. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780702072000 鈥� Ford, M. Medical Microbiology (2nd Edition). 2014. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199655137 鈥� Murray, P.R. & Rosenthal, K.S. Medical Microbiology. (8th Edition). 2015. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323299565 Web Resources 鈥� Basic Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Bacteriology http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241545453.pdf 鈥� Culture media http://www.oxoid.com/uk/blue 鈥� Mycology Online http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/ 鈥� The WWW Virtual Library 鈥� Mycology http://mycology.cornell.edu/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Neville Debattista Arianne Muscat |
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