MICROBIOLOGY
COD. 00714
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The student is expected to acquire basic knowledge of bacterial cells, viruses and immune phenomena.
Course contents summary
BACTERIOLOGY
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SHAPE, SIZE AND SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF PROKARYOTIC CELLS.
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WALL-DEFECTIVE BACTERIA.
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THE SPORE.
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NUTRITION AND METABOLISM.
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CULTIVATION.
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REPRODUCTION.
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GENETICS.
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PATHOGENIC ACTION.
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FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF DINSINFECTION AND ANTIBIOTICS. BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION.
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GENERAL TAXONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN SPECIES OF VETERINARY INTEREST.
VIROLOGY.
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, SIZE AND STRUCTURE.
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BACTERIOPHAGES.
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CULTIVATION. TITRATION.
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GENERAL TAXONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN VIRUSES OF VETERINARY INTEREST, NON-CONVENTIONAL INFECTIOUS AGENTS.
IMMUNOLOGY.
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PHAGOCYTES AND PHAGOCYTOSIS.
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ANTIGENS AND IMMUNOGENS HUMORAL IMMUNITY: LYMPHOID ORGANS, LYMPHOCYTES, ANTIBODY PRODUCTION, ANTIBODY CLASSES AND STRUCTURE.
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LOCAL AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY.
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESPONSE, MEMORY, LYMPHOCYTE RECIRCULATION.
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NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL ACTIVE IMMUNITY.
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NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL PASSIVE IMMUNITY.
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COMPLEMENT SYSTEM.
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INTERFERON. IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED IMMUNE HYPERSENSITIVITY
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SEROLOGIC REACTIONS.
Recommended readings
PRESCOTT, HARLEY, KLEIN: Microbiologia. VI edizione, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
BROCK: Biologia dei microrganismi. Vol 1., Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2003
VERA DEL GOBBO: Immunologia ed ematologia Piccin, 2003.
NAME OF LECTURER
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2008/2009
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
UNIT COORDINATOR: OSSIPRANDI Maria Cristina
CONTACT HOURS: 32
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 68
