Biotechnology and medical microbiology
Dr Christopher Saint
12 points * 10 hours per week - four 1-hour lectures, 6 hours practical * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MIC3011
In this subject, aspects of microbiology are presented which are relevant to infectious disease today (including the mode of action of antibiotics) and to biotechnology. This subject builds on the content of previous subjects providing the basis for the study of biotechnology and bioengineering, especially industrial and environmental applications. The subject includes medical and veterinary microbiology and virology, especially microbial relationships, the nature of microbial infections, vaccines, immunity and mechanisms of host resistance.
Assessment
Written (2000 words): 10% * Examinations (3 hours): 55% * Practical work/Laboratory work: 35%
Prescribed texts
Brock T D and others Biology of microorganisms 7th edn, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Recommended texts
Davis B D and others Microbiology 4th edn, Lippincott, 1990
Higgins I J and others Biotechnology: Principles and applications Blackwell Scientific, 1985
Mimms C A and others Medical microbiology Mosby Europe, 1993
Moses V and Cape R E Biotechnology: The science and the business Harwood Academic, 1991
Roitt I and others Immunology 3rd edn, Mosby, 1993
Stanier R Y and others General microbiology 5th edn, Macmillan, 1986
Walker J M and Gingold E B (eds) Molecular biology and biotechnology 2nd edn, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1988