Bsc. Microbiology Syllabus Gujarat University

Hello, I want to join the BSc. Microbiology course and I want the syllabus of the course of Gujarat University.

[Kiran Chandar]

Hello, here I am providing you the details of the syllabus of the BSc. Microbiology of Gujarat University as under:

1.
Development of microbiology as
a new discipline of bi
ological science(10 Hrs)
a.
Discovery of microbial world: Establ
ishment of theory of biogenesis,
Discovery of viruses. Developmen
ts in pure culture techniques.
b.
Establishment of germ theory of dis
eases and fermentation. Work of Lister
and principles of aseptic
surgery. Discovery and developments of vaccines
and modern chemotherapy.
c.
Work of Winogradsky and Beijerinc
k. Discovery of microorganisms as
plant pathogens.
2.
The Microbial World
(10 Hours)
a.
Distribution of microorganisms in nature.
b.
Diversity in microbial habitat.
Types of microorganisms.
c.
Introduction to prokaryotic world, eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and
other acellular microorganisms.
3.
A
Significance of Microbiology
(10 Hours)
a.
Impact of microorganisms in enviro
nment and its impact on human life.
b.
Branches of microbiology
c.
Thrust areas of microbiology: ge
netic engineering and biotechnology
B Pure culture techniques
a. Definition:
Pure culture and axenic culture
b. Principles a
nd methods of obtaining pure culture
c. Preservation
of pure culture, cult
ure collection centers
4.
Techniques used to study microorganisms
(10 Hours)
a.
Microscopy
i.
Principles of microscopy, ma
gnification and resolving power
ii.
Light microscopy: simple and co
mpound microscope. Bright field
and dark field microscopy. Princi
ples and application of phase
contrast and fluorescent microscopy
iii.
Electron microscopy: general pr
inciples. Types of electron
microscopy, their principles working and limitations.
b.
Staining
i.
Dyes and stains: Definition, acidic basic dyes and
leucocompounds.
ii.
Smear: Fixation use of mordent, intensifiers and decolorizer.
iii.
Mechanism of staining. Types of st
aining: simple and differential
staining
iv.
Application of stains and
dyes in study of microbiology


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Contact details:
Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology
University School of Sciences,
Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009.
Phone : +91-79-23603225,
Fax : +91-79-26308545
E mail : biotechgu@yahoo.com