BSC 160 MICROBIOLOGY AND SOCIETY

BSC 260 MICROBIOLOGY







Dr. Brian J. Wilkinson

SPRING 2007









Office:

SLB 352











Tel.:

8
-
7244











e
-
mail:

bjwilkin@ilstu.edu











Course Website:











www.bio.ilstu.edu/bjwilkin


TEXT
: Brock, Biology of Microorganisms, by Michael T. Madigan,
and
John M. Martinko,



and Jack Parker, 11
th

Edition.


ASSESSMENT
:

Exam

I


20%

Friday Feb. 07




Exam II

20%

Monday Mar. 05




Exam III

20%

Monday April 09




Fin
al


20%

Thursday May 10
, 7:50 a.m
.




Laboratory

20%


This course in general microbiology covers the fundam
ental nature of microorganisms, microbial
diversity,
microorganisms as agents of disease, the role of microorganisms in the biosphere, and the
utilization of microorganisms by humank
ind.


LECTURE SCHEDULE
:


I.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASIS OF MICROBIAL LIFE.


Date


Lecture Topic








Chapter


Jan


17


W

Introduction, Scope and History of Microbiology



1


19


F



22


M

Cell Biology of Prok
aryotes and Eukaryotes



2, 4


24

W


26


F


29


M

Diversity of Microbial Energ
y Metabolism, and Biosynthesis

5


31


W

Feb 02


F



05


M


07


W


09


F

EXAM I


12


M

Basic Bacterial Molecular Biology





7
, 8


14


W

Contr
ol of Gene Expression


16


F


19


M

Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering




10, 31


21


W



23


F

The Omics
–

Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics


15


26


M

Biotechnology








31


28


W

Growth and its Control






5, 6, 20

Mar


02


F



05


M

EXAM II


II. THE MICROBIAL WORLD



07 W

Viruses








9


09 F



SPRING BREAK




19

M


21

W

Bacterial and Archael Diversity





11, 12, 13



23

F


26

M


28

W

Eukaryotic Microorganisms: Fungi, Alagae, Protozoa


14


III. MICROBES AND DISEASES



30 F

Host
-
Parasite Relations






21

Apr 02 M


04

W

Nonspecific Host Defense






22



06

F

Immunity and Immunology






22, 23


09

M

EXAM III


11

W


13

F


16

M

Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology




24


18

W

Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology



25


20

F

Prevention
and Treatment of Infectious Diseases



20


23

M


IV.

ECOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF MICROBIOLOGY




25 W

Microbial Ecology







18


27 F



30 M

Sewage/Wastewater Treatment





28

May 02

W

F
ood Microbiology







29


04

F

Industrial Microbiology






30