84351 - MICROBIOLOGY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Explain relationships and apply appropriate terminology relating to the structure, metabolism, genetics, and ecology of prokaryotic microorganisms, eukaryotic microorganisms, and viruses.

Contenuti

• Characteristics of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi and helminths of medical importance
• Pathogenesis of infections and host defense
• Vaccines
• Antibacterial drugs, antiviral drugs
• Microbiological diagnosis
• Gram-positive and Gram-negative cocci (staphylococci, streptococci, Neisserieaeceae)
• Gram-positive rods (clostridia, Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diphteriae, Listeria monocytogenes)
• Gram-negative rods belonging to Enterobacteriaceae
• Spirilli (Campylobacter jejuni, Helicobacter pylori)
• Mycobacteria
• Gram-negative rods (Bordetella pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophila),
• Spirochetaes
• Chlamydiaceae, Mycoplasmataceae, Rickettsiaceae
• Herpesviridae, Papillomaviridae, Adenoviridae, Parvovirus B19
• Respiratory viruses, including Orthomyxoviridae, Coronaviridae, Paramyxoviridae
• Hepatitis viruses, including Hepatitis A B, C, D and E viruses
• Retroviridae
• Arboviruses, including Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, Bunyaviridae
• Viruses causing encephalitis,including Rhabdoviridae. Viruses causing gastroenteritis, including norovirus and rotavirus. Picornaviridae
• Enteric protozoa including Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba histolytica. Protozoa transmitted by sexual route (Trichomonas vaginalis).
• Foodborne protozoa: Toxoplasma gondii
• Vector-borne protozoa: Leishmania spp., Plasmodium spp.,Trypanosoma cruzi
• Soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides stercoralis
• Teniasis and other foodborne infections caused by helminths
• Schistosomiasis
• Cutaneous and mucocutaneous mycosis (Candida albicans, dermatophytes)
• Systemic mycosis in the immunocompromised host (dimorphic fungi, Aspergillus spp., Candida spp, Cryptococcus spp., Pneumocystis jiroveci)

Testi/Bibliografia

Patrick Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, and Michael A. Pfaller. Medical Microbiology, 10th Edition, May 2025. Elsevier. Available at the Biblioteca Biomedica

Metodi didattici

• In class lectures
• Interactive face-to face teaching with class engagement (multiple choice quizzes, app-based surveys)

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

• Beginning with the current academic year active participation in class activities (such as app-based multiple-choice quizzes) may contribute up to 2 bonus points (out of 30) to be added to the final examination grade.
• To take the test, students will need to register via AlmaEsami by the deadline set by the application.
• The exam consists of two parts. The first part is composed of a questionnaire with 20 multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers, of which only one is correct. 1 point will be awarded for each correct answer, without any penalty in the event of a wrong or missing answer.
  The second part consists in the answer to two open questions, of which one concerning topics of general microbiology; answer will be awarded from 0 to 6 points based on the candidate's ability to present the topic in a correct, concise and complete way.
• The time available for the exam will be 50 minutes.
• The final grade will be calculated as the sum of the points obtained in the multiple-choice section and the open-ended questions, to which any bonus points earned through participation in class activities (up to a maximum of 2 points) will be added. The examination is passed having acquired at least 18 points. Honors will be awarded to candidates who have achieved more than 30 points.
• The results will be published on Almaesami in the students' reserved area by a date specified for each exam session. Students who wish to reject the grade must notify the commission within 1 working day from the publication. In absence of any notification the exam results will be registered.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Lectures will be supported by Power Point slides. Slides will be available online at the beginning of each lecture.

The teaching material is available at https://virtuale.unibo.it/ by using student's username and password

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Stefania Varani

Consulta il sito web di Margherita Ortalli