FE304GENERAL MICROBILOGY

Instructer Prof. Dr. Osman Erkmen

Department of Food engineeringFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Gaziantep

Lab AssistantRes. Assist. Aykut Önder BaraziDepartment of Food engineering

Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Gaziantep

GRADE DETERMINATION:40% Two midterms20% Laboratory40% Final

FE 304 General MicrobiologyContents

Chapter 1. Introduction and Microbial worldChapter 2. Classification of MicroorganismsChapter 3. Microscope and MicroscopyChapter 4.1. Bacterial ReproductionChapter 4.2. Bacterial Cell ShapeChapter 5.1. Procaryotic StructuresChapter 5.2. Cell MembraneChapter 5.3. Cell WallChapter 6. Bacterial Spores (1st Midterm)Chapter 7.1. Microbial GroupsChapter 7.2. Viruses and ViroidsChapter 8. Bacterial GrowthChapter 9. Microbial NutritionChapter 10. Culture MediaChapter 11. Culture PreservationChapter 12.1. Conventional Microbial Counting MethodsChapter 12.2. DilutionChapter 13. New Microbial Counting MethodsChapter 14. Control of Microbial Growth (2nd Midterm)Chapter 15. Microbial GeneticsChapter 16. Genetics of Viruses (Final)

Laboratory Experiments

• General Introduction to Laboratory

TEXTBOOKS1. Erkmen, Osman and Bozoğlu, T. Faruk. Food

Microbiology I: Microorganisms in Foods, Microbial Growth, Foodborne Diseases and Detection of Microorganisms and their Toxins. İlke Publishing Company, ISBN: 978-605-5983-13-0, 336 pages, 2008.

1. Erkmen, Osman. A Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology. University of Gaziantep Press, Gaziantep, ISBN: 975-7375-11-X, 120 pages, 1996.

TEACHING METHODS • Lectures with a novel technique that involves PowerPoint Teaching.• Questions and discussions are stressed during the lecture time.• Some of subjects will be pointen text book and laboratory manuel.

Lecture Day Date Chapter Topic

Tu Feb 9 Add and drops

Th Feb 11 Add drops

1 Tu Feb 16 -- Syllabus

2 Th Feb 18 1 Introduction and Microbial world

3 Tu Feb 23 2 Classification of Microorganisms

4 Th Feb 25 3 Microscope and Microscopy

5 Tu Mar 2 3 Microscope and Microscopy

6 Th Mar 4 4.1 Bacterial Reproduction

7 Tu Mar 9 4.1 Bacterial Reproduction

8 Th Mar 11 4.2 Bacterial Cell Shape

9 Tu Mar 16 5.1 Procaryotic Structures

10 Th Mar 18 5.2 Cell Membrane

11 Tu Mar 23 5.2 Cell Membrane

12 Th Mar 25 5.3 Cell Wall

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASS ACTIVITIES

13 Tu Mar 30 6 Bacterial Spores

14 Th Apr 1 6 Bacterial Spores (1st Mid.)

15 Tu Apr 6 7.1 Microbial Groups

16 Th Apr 8 7.1 Microbial Groups

17 Tu Apr 13 1st Midterm

18 Th Apr 15 7.2 Viruses and Viroids

19 Tu Apr 20 8 Bacterial Growth

20 Th Apr 22 9 Microbial Nutrition

21 Tu Apr 27 9 Microbial Nutrition

22 Th Apr 29 10 Culture Media

23 Tu May 4 11 Culture Preservation

24 Th May 6 12.1 Conv. Microbial Coun. Methods

25 Tu May 11 12.1 Conv. Microbial Coun. Methods

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASS ACTIVITIES (Continue)

26 Th May 13 13 New Microbial Counting Methods

27 Tu May 18 14Control of Microbial Growth

(2nd Mid.)

28 Th May 20 2nd Midterm

29 Tu May 25 15 Microbial Genetics

30 Th May 27 16 Genetics of Viruses

Final .

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