Anna University B.Tech BT (R13) 2nd Sem Microbiology Detailed Syllabus

Microbiology Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Microbiology B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) secondsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES

• To introduce students to the principles of Microbiology to emphasize structure and biochemical aspects of various microbes.
• To solve the problems in microbial infection and their control.

UNIT I : INTRODUCTION     [6 Hours]
Basics of microbial existence; history of microbiology, classification and nomenclature of microorganisms, microscopic examination of microorganisms, light and electron microscopy; principles of different staining techniques like gram staining, acid fast, capsular staining, flagellar staining.

UNIT II : MICROBES- STRUCTURE AND MULTIPLICATION     [12 Hours]
Structural organization and multiplication of bacteria, viruses, algae and fungi, with special mention of life history of actinomycetes, yeast, mycoplasma and bacteriophages.

UNIT III : MICROBIAL NUTRITION, GROWTH AND METABOLISM     [12 Hours]
Nutritional requirements of bacteria; different media used for bacterial culture; growth curve and different methods to quantify bacterial growth; aerobic and anaerobic bioenergetics and utilization of energy for biosynthesis of important molecules.

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[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]

TEXT BOOKS

• Talaron K, Talaron A, Casita, Pelczar and Reid. Foundations in Microbiology, W.C.
  Brown Publishers, 1993.
• Pelczar MJ, Chan ECS and Krein NR, Microbiology, Tata McGraw Hill Edition, New
  Delhi, India.
• Prescott L.M., Harley J.P., Klein DA, Microbiology, 3rd Edition, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996.

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