Microbiology (4cr)

Objectives

Student is able to
- describe the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
- describe the characteristic properties, growth, nutritional and environmental needs of microbes, and based on them, draw conclusions on growing microbes in the laboratory
- explain the significance of microbes to health, environment and industrial production
- explain the most important methods used for microbiological sample preparation, culture and identification
-explain the most important sterilization methods

Content

- principles of cell classification
- structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
- microbial nutrition and growth
- utilization of microbes and the injurious effects of the microbes
- aseptic work and safety in the microbiology laboratory
- microbiological sample preparation, culture and identification
- sterilization techniques