84351 - MICROBIOLOGY

Anno Accademico 2025/2026

  • Docente: Stefania Varani
  • Crediti formativi: 6
  • SSD: MED/07
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Moduli: Stefania Varani (Modulo 1) Margherita Ortalli (Modulo 2)
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 1) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

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 26 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 one open question; 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 question, 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 2 working days 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

SDGs

Salute e benessere

L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.