Syllabus for the Subject of Microbiology

Total Marks 300.

Compulsory Subject.

Microbiology

1.                  History and introduction to Microbiology, The Discovery of Microorganisms, Good Laboratory Practices, Classification of Microorganism on the basis of Hazards, Biohazard Safety Cabinets.

2.                  Microbial Physiology and Microbial Genetics

 Gram Positive Aerobic and Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria.

3.                  Pneumococci (Streptococcus pneumoniae)               (Gram-positive cocci)

4.                  Streptococci  (All other groups)                                   (Gram-positive cocci)

5.                    Staphylococci                                                   (Gram-positive cocci)

6.                    Corynebacteria                                                     (Gram-positive rods)

7.                  Bacillus                                                                (Gram-positive rods)

Gram-Negative Aerobic and Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria

            Enteric Gram Negative Aerobic - Oxidase Negative

8.                  Enterobacteriaceae

Lactose Fermenting

a.                   Escherichia

b.                  Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Citrobacter-Serratia

Non-lactose fermenting

c.                   Salmonella

d.                  Shigella

Enteric Gram Negative Aerobic - Oxidase Positive

9.                  Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes, Vibrios, Aeromonas

Gram-Negative Small Rods, Coccobacilli, and Cocci

 Small Rods, Coccobacilli No distinct bipolar staining No growth in peptone water

10.              Hemophilus, Bordetella and Moraxella group

Growth in peptone water

11.              Brucellae

Bipolar staining No growth on MacConkey

12.              Pasteurella, Francisella

Growth on MacConkey

13.              Yersinia

Diplococci

14.              Neisseriae

 Anaerobic Bacteria

15.              Anaerobic spore-forming bacilli: Clostridium

Mycobacterium

16.              Mycobacterium

17.              Actinobacillus

Miscellaneous Bacteria

18.              Spirochetes

19.              Rickettsiae

20.              Chlamydiae

21.              Leptospira

Immunology

1.                  Introduction to immunology (natural immunity, antigen, antibodies)

2.                  Antigen antibody reactions: serological tests

3.                  Human blood groups

4.                  Toxins and antitoxins

5.                  Allergy

Mycology

1.                  Introduction to Medical Mycology

Virology

1.                  General Introduction to Virology

2.                  Pox virus of man and animals, Measles, Mumps, rabies and Influenza.

3.                  Entero-viruses, Arbo-viruses. AIDS