Nagarjuna University Msc Microbiology

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Nagarjuna University M.Sc Microbiology Syllabus:

SEMESTER – I
THEORY PAPER – I: BACTERIOLOGY
THEORY PAPER – II: VIROLOGY
THEORY PAPER – III: BIOLOGY OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBES
THEORY PAPER: IV MICROBIAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

SEMESTER – II
THEORY PAPER – V: MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
THEORY PAPER – VI: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
THEORY PAPER – VII: MICROBIAL GENETICS
THEORY PAPER – VIII: IMMUNOLOGY

SEMESTER – III
PAPER - IX: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER - X: CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER - XI: RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY
PAPER - XII: FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY

SEMESTER – IV
THEORY PAPER XIII - ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER – XIV: AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER - XV: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
PAPER – XVI: INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

SEMESTER I
THEORY PAPER – I: BACTERIOLOGY

UNIT-I
Outline classification of microorganisms – Different types of kingdom systems (Haeckel`s three kingdom concept, Whittaker`s five kingdom concept); three domain concept of Carl woese. Principles of bacterial taxonomy and classification of bacteria – Numerical taxonomy, Identification characters – morphological, staining, physiological, biochemical and genetical (mol%G+C, Nucleic acid hybridization, 16S rRNA sequencing) characters.

Bacterial classification as per the latest edition of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology.

Ultrastructure of typical bacterial cell – Surface appendages, Cell envelope and Cytoplasmic components. Sporulation and germination of bacterial endospore.

UNIT-II
Sterilization methods to control bacterial growth – Physical (Heat, Filtration, Radiation) and chemical methods. General methods of isolation of bacteria from water (MPN technique, Membrane filter technique) and soil (Plating methods, Serial dilution technique, MPN technique, Contact slide technique, Winogradsky column); anaerobic culture methods. Maintenance and Preservation of bacterial cultures – Sub-culturing, Oil over laying, Lyophilization, Cryo- preservation. Techniques for staining bacteria – Negative, Simple and Differential staining methods.

UNIT-III
Bacterial Nutrition – Nutritional classification of bacteria, Essential macronutrients, micronutrients and growth factors. Bacterial Growth – Growth characteristics of bacteria on solid medium, Kinetics of growth, Typical growth curve, Diauxie growth curve, Batch culturing, Continuous culturing – chemostat and turbidostat, synchronous culturing. Methods for measurement of bacterial growth. Factors affecting the bacterial growth. Bacterial Cell Division – Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Bacterial Homeostasis.

UNIT-IV
Archaeobacteria: Classification, General characters, Reproduction and significance. Cyanobacteria: Classification, General characters, Reproduction and significance. Actinomycetes: Classification, General characters, Reproduction and significance. Taxonomy and characteristic features of the following bacterial genera- Agrobacterium, Bacillus, Clostridium, Escherichia Mycoplasma, Nitrosomonas, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Rickettsia, Spirochaete, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus.

THEORY PAPER – II: VIROLOGY

UNIT I
Brief outline of discovery of viruses; properties of viruses; Morphology of viruses- Structure, Capsid architecture; envelopes and peplomers Chemistry of viruses- viral proteins, genome – structure and types. Study of sub-viral agents – Brief account of diseases caused by viroids – PSTV, Cadang cadang; Prions- Scrape, Cruetzfeld jakob; Satellite viruses, Satellite RNA’s.

UNIT II
General methods of cultivation of viruses-in embryonated eggs, experimental animals and cell cultures, monolayer cultures, cell lines. General methods of purification of viruses. Serological methods for detection of viruses- haemagglutination & HAI, immunoflourescense, ELISA, PCR and RIA. Infectivity assay – plaque method. Ultra structure and life cycles of bacteriophages- M13, Mu, T4 & lambda

UNIT III
Taxonomy of plant viruses, Symptoms of diseases caused by plant viruses (morphological, physiological, and histological), Ultra structure and life cycles of TMV and CaMV, Transmission of plant viruses – mechanical and biological (vector and non vector), Basic control measures of plant diseases- vector and chemical control. General account of viruses of Cyanobacteria, algae and fungi.

UNIT IV
Taxonomy of human viruses, Ultra structure and brief account on life cycles of RNA viruses- Polio, Influenza and HIV; Ultra structure and brief account on life cycles of DNA viruses- Vaccina, Adenovirus, SV40. Viral vaccines- Types, preparation and production of vaccines. New generation vaccines- genetic recombinant vaccines. General account on interferons and antiviral drugs.

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