MICROBIOLOGY
ACCADEMIC YEAR2008/2009
COD. 00714
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LECTURERS:
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
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.
