Basic and Practical Microbiology
Micro 4000.01 [In-Person]
Credit Hour(s): 4 Units
Instructor(s): Bullwinkle, Ibba (Mette), Neil
Offered: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Biology
Role in Microbiology Major: Non-majors who earn an A or A- can request to enter the major without taking Micro 4100
Micro 4000.02 [In-Person/Online Hybrid]
Credit Hour(s): 4 Units
Instructor(s): Ibba (Mette), Pradhan
Offered: Autumn, Summer
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Biology
Role in Microbiology Major: Non-majors who earn an A or A- can request to enter the major without taking Micro 4100
M4000 Syllabus [pdf]
Lecture Topics:
- Functional anatomy of prokaryotic cells
- Microbial growth and metabolism
- Microbial genetics
- Viruses
- Control of microbial growth and antimicrobial drugs
- Innate and adaptive immunity
- Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity
- Principles of disease and epidemiology
Laboratory Exercises:
- Microscopes and their uses
- Microbial staining techniques and applications
- Isolation of organisms from mixed cultures, nutritional requirements, use of differential and selective media, and identification of unknown bacteria
- Environmental factors affecting growth: oxygen, temperature, pH, and osmolarity
- Control of microbial growth
- Microbes in food
- Host interactions: symbiosis, parasitism, mutualism, human microbiome, and immune responses
- Epidemiology
[pdf] - Some links on this page are to Adobe .pdf files requiring the use of Adobe Reader. If you need these files in a more accessible format, please contact micro.grad@osu.edu.