1.    Introduction to the range of microorganisms (2 lectures)

- Pure culture methods, sterilization, asceptic transfer techniques, plate counting.
- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells

2.    Bacteria and Fungi (6 lectures)

- Structure and components, Classification of bacteria, classification of fungi, nutritional classification,
  nutrition, Microbial growth, reproduction and genetics.

3.    Viruses and Viroids (3 lectures)

- Structure and components, classification of plant, animal and bacterial viruses.
- Mode of transmission, entry and replication in animals, plants and bacteria.
- Differences between viruses and living organisms
- Virus diseases of plants, animals and protists.

4.    Protozoa (2 lectures)

- Classification of protozoa, structure and life cycles,
- Importance of protozoa in animal diseases.

5.    Microorganisms as agents of diseases (3 lectures)

- Virulence, toxicity, modes of entry into animal, mode of infection, reaction of animal to infection.
- The immune response, natural animal defenses, reaction of plants to microorganisms

6.  Microorganisms out to use  (2 lectures)

- Antibiotics, Aspergillus, Penicillium, mushrooms.

7.    Microorganisms on the farm and in industry

i.   Control and prevention of microbial contamination and
animal disease. Methods of physical and chemical
destruction (including antibiotics) and inhibition of
pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms. (7 lectures)

Note:  this would include hygiene on the farm, clean milk
production, hygiene at the abbatoir, prevention of disease
in the farm animal, the role of detergents and disinfectants, antibiotics,  pasteurization of  milk, curing
and canning of meats
ii.   The benefits of fermentation by microorganisms.  Rumen microbiology, silage microbiology, dairy microbiology, meat microbiology. (5 lectures)

8.     Industrial Microbiology  (6 lectures)

i.  Selection of industrial microorganisms, Production    methods, Production of antibiotics, vaccines and    vitamins, production of amino acids and enzymes,

ii.   Treatment of liquid and solid waste disposal,
Biological Oxygen Demand, Primary and Secondary
treatment.

iii.  Treatment and safety of water supplies with emphasis
on disinfecting of potable water supplies and
indicators of water supply.

BOOKLIST FOR 1997

Recommended for Purchase

Stanier, R. Y., Adelberg, E, A. and Ingraham, J. L.
General Microbiology
Macmillan, New York 1977

Recommended Reading

Michael J., Pelczar, Jr and Chan E.C.S.
Elements of Microbiology,
McGraw-Hill International Book Company, 1981

Hawker, L. E. and Linton, A. H.
Microorganisms, function, form and environment
Arnold, London 1979

Webster, J.
Introduction to Fungi (Second edition)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980

Manners, J. G.
Principles of Plant Pathology
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1988

Stevenson, G
The Biology of Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses
Arnold, London 1972

Kiraly, Z., Klement, Z., Solymosy, J.
Methods in Plant Pathology