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Academic Year 2016-17
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Experimantal and Clinical Medicine
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Scientific Area
MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Credits
2
Teaching Hours
24
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 30/04/2018
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Giudizio Finale
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Teaching Language
italian
Course Content
General bacteriology and virology, overwiev of clinical bacteriology and virology, of mycology and parasitology.
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Learning Objectives
Students should acquire knowledge of structural characteristics and biology of prokaryotic cells, viruses, fungi and parasites; moreover, students should acquire basic knowledge of microbial nutrition, growth and diversity and of selected relevant pathologies with microbial etiology.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biochemistry, genetics and biology
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures
Further information
none
Type of Assessment
Mid-term assessment, written examination.
Course program
Introduction to microbiology. Commensal, mutualistic and parasitic relationships. Definition of pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms. Colonization and infection. Types of infection (acute, chronic, latent). Normal human microbiota. Route of infections transmission.
Structure of the bacteria cell (main structures and their functions). Microscopy and stains for bacteria (Gram stain, Ziehl-Neelsen). Cultivation and bacterial growth. Bacterial species identification. Bacterial spore. Bacterial biofilm.
Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and examples of bacterial diseases representative of different mechanisms of pathogenicity: tetanus, botulism, cholera, meningitis, gonorrhoea.
Viruses: general features and structure. Replicative cycle. Pathogenesis of viral infections. Hepatitis viruses. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Fungi: general features and structure. Yeast and filamentous fungi. Examples of pathogenic fungi: Candida, Cryptococcus, Dermatofiti, Aspergillus, Pneumocystis.
Parasites: general features and structure of protozoa and helminths. Examples of pathogenic protozoa and helminths: Thricomonas, Giardia, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Tenia, Ascaris, Enterobius, Anisakis.
Structure of the bacteria cell (main structures and their functions). Microscopy and stains for bacteria (Gram stain, Ziehl-Neelsen). Cultivation and bacterial growth. Bacterial species identification. Bacterial spore. Bacterial biofilm.
Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and examples of bacterial diseases representative of different mechanisms of pathogenicity: tetanus, botulism, cholera, meningitis, gonorrhoea.
Viruses: general features and structure. Replicative cycle. Pathogenesis of viral infections. Hepatitis viruses. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Fungi: general features and structure. Yeast and filamentous fungi. Examples of pathogenic fungi: Candida, Cryptococcus, Dermatofiti, Aspergillus, Pneumocystis.
Parasites: general features and structure of protozoa and helminths. Examples of pathogenic protozoa and helminths: Thricomonas, Giardia, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Tenia, Ascaris, Enterobius, Anisakis.