BNS 122: Microbiology
An introduction to the nature and classification of medically important microbes, their mechanisms of disease, and the principles of immunology.
Course Content
Explore the detailed topics covered in Microbiology.
Introduction to Microbiology
Infection Control Measures
Bacteriology
- Bacteriology Introduction GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI
- Micrococcaceae
- Streptococcaceae GRAM-NEGATIVE ENTERIC BACILLI
- Enterobacteriaceae I
- Enterobacteriaceae I NON-FERMENTATIVE AND FASTIDIOUS GRAM-NEGATIVE RODS
- Pseudomonas & Others
- Haemophilus, Pasteurella, and Francisellai
- Neisseria and Moraxella
- Vibrionaceae and Campylobacteraceae MYCOBACTERIA AND ACTINOMYCETALES
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
- Mycobacteria Other Than Tuberculosis (MOTT)
- Other Actinomycetales — Nocardia Species SPIROCHETES AND SPECIAL BACTERIA
- Spirochetales: Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
- Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Clostridia and Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci
- Gram-Negative Anaerobic Rods (GNAR): Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Fusobacterium
- Miscellaneous Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods: The HACEK Group & Capnocytophaga
- Legionella pneumophila
- Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
- Rickettsiae, Spotted Fevers, & Typhus
- Mycoplasmatales
Infections
Immunizable & Oncogenic Viruses
- General Structure, Classification, and Life Cycle of Viruses
- HIV/AIDS
- HPV and Cervical Cancer
- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV)
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
- Hepatitis B Virus
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
- Measles Virus
- Mumps Virus
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARs)
- Yellow Fever Virus
- Rota Virus
- Polio Virus
- Influenza Virus
- Rubella Virus (German Measles)
- Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV)
Key References
A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.
- Ayliffe, G. A. J., Collins, B. J. & Taylor, L. J. (2000). Hospital acquired infections. Arnold.
- John, DT & Petri, WA (2006). Markell and Voge's Medical Parasitology. Saunders
- Virella, G. (2007) Medical Immunology. Informa Healthcare Publishers.
- Brooks, GF, Carroll, KC, Butel, JS, et al (2010). Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology. McGraw-Hill Medical
- Monica Cheesbrough (1991) Medical Laboratory Manual, Vol 1: Tropical Health Tech
- Monica Cheesbrough (1991) Medical Laboratory Manual, Vol 2: Tropical Health Tech