GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

TE0011

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

GRANDE ROSSELLA

DI LODOVICO SILVIA

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

100

Prerequisites:

Human anatomy and Applied Biology for a better understanding of the course

Objectives

The course aims to provide adequate knowledge on the structural and physiological characteristics of microorganisms, on the variability of the human microbial ecosystem and its role in health and disease, on the types and use of antimicrobial drugs, assays and microbiological dosages of the pharmacopoeia and of the complex problems associated with drug resistance.

Contents

-The origins of life. –The role of Microorganisms in different ecosystems. -Biological risk. -Structure and functions of the prokaryotic cell. - Microbial survival strategies. - The human microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics. - Gene recombination phenomena. – Antimicrobial agents, methods of dosage of antimicrobial agents, antibiotic resistance and One Health approach. - Structure and classification of viruses, Virus-host cell interactions, Bacteriophages.

Extended Syllabus

The origins of life; the role of microorganisms in different ecosystems.
Biological risk (Classification of biological agents, Bioaerosol, PPE, IMA)
Characteristics of prokaryotic cell, Structure and functions of the cell wall, Cell membrane, accessory structures. Microbial survival strategy: Bacterial Spore, Viable but not Cultivable State, Biofilm.
Gene recombination (Transformation, Conjugation and Transduction; bacteriophages).
Intestinal microbiota (biological functions for humans), probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics. Microbial phatogenesis.
Antimicrobial agents, Methods of dosage of antimicrobial agents: antibiogram, aromatogram. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): one health approach (AMR contrasting areas: medicine, veterinary, environment, agriculture)
Structure and classification of viruses. Viral multiplication. Virus-host cell interactions. Bacteriophages.

Recommended Bibliography

Microbiologia Farmaceutica
N. Carlone, R Pompei, V Tullio. Terza Edizione
EDISES, 2021
Brock: Biologia dei microrganismi (microbiologia generale ambientale e industriale)
MT Madigan, JM Martinko, DS Stahl, KS Bender, DH Buckley. Ed. Pearson

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The evaluation will be carried out through an oral exam with questions on the topics related to the program covered during the lectures and exercises in the classroom. The final judgment will take into account the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of General Microbiology and Applied Microbiology in the environmental, health and food fields.

Contacts/More Information

https://elearning.unich.it/course/view.php?id=1428 (Di Lodovico)
https://labmicrobiologychieti.wordpress.com/

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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