Mikrobiologia (B0089), 5 op

Basic information

Prerequisites

Course contents (core content level)

History of microbiology, microbes as usefull and harmfull organisms, products and processes of industrial microbiology, classification of organisms, cell types and their structures, structures of membranes and cell walls, organells and their functions, classification of microbes with typical properties, growthtypes of microbes, -trofies, basics of identification methods for taxonomy, chemical constituents of microbial cells and its effects on processes in laboratory and production, microbial growth and its monitoring and prerequisites, prevention of microbial growth and cell destruction methods, laboratory procedures (asepticity, microscopy, isolation and maintainance of microbes, cultivation methods), antibiotics and their use in microbiology, basics of microbial metabolism and energy production, use of microbial metabolism for identification, microbial ecology in nature and applications, microbes in humans and animals, basic structures and functions of viruses

Course contents (additional)

Naming of usefull and harmfull microbes, various cell respiration methods, more detailed function of membranes, naming of most common microbes with proper classification, basics of sexual growth of fungi, methods in taxonomy with more details, significance and basics of cell-cell interactions, classification of antibiotics based on actions and chemistry, cell metabolism with more details, energy and oxidation/reduction balances, differences in protein synthesis in different microbes and its meaning in processes, naming of specific viruses and their significance

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After completion of this course the student understands that there are microbes almost everywhere and how this affects different materials and environments and what kind of actions could be taken to minimize/prevent these effects. On the other hand the student understands the significance and possibilities of unconscious and purposefull utilization of microbes. The student also knows the structures of microbial cells and their functions at cellular level and is able to apply this knowledge for the utilization of microbes and in microbiological analysis. The student understands the basics of both cell growth and cell destruction in general and mathematically and is able to apply this knowledge in practice. The student is familiar with applications of microbiology and the microbes used in these. The student knows the basics of microbiological procedures.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

The student is able to choose proper procedures for the cultivation of most important microbes and knows how to do growth calculations. The student is able to calculate heat sterilization processes based on D- and z-values. The student is able to read microbial strain descriptions in cell culture collection documents and knows how to make strain searches using these documents.

After successfull completion of the first part of the course the student gets a so called hygiene passport.

Recommended reading

Handouts of lectures
Salkinoja-Salonen (toim.): Mikrobiologian perusteet
Madigan, Martinko, Parker; Brock biology of Microorganisms

Teaching and learning strategies

Class room teaching: 70 h
Laboratory exercises:
Excercises: 8 h
Exam: 6 h
Student individual workload (student workload analysis carried out 1/06): 66 h
Total: 150 h
Follow-up of the student workload analysis performed: -

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

The report of the excercices must be accepted as well as the final examination.

Related competences of the degree programme

Safety and quality skills
Expertise in living and other biological materials
Ethical and Ecological Skills
Interdisciplinary