- Docente: Angela Chiereghin
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques (cod. 8487)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will know the general characteristics of microorganisms and the main analytical techniques for their detection in environmental and biological matrices.
Course contents
Main characteristics of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses
Microbial pathogenesis and host defense
Transmission routes of pathogens
Diagnosis of bacterial, viral and fungal infection. Immunological assays
Antimicrobial drugs: action and resistance mechanisms of antibiotics
Most relevant bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses pathogenic for humans
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Environmental microbiological monitoring
Readings/Bibliography
Updated teaching materials are provided online.
Teaching methods
In-class lectures.
Assessment methods
The final oral examination will evaluate whether the students have mastered the above listed skills and have reached the teaching objectives.
Teaching tools
In-class lectures will be supported by Power Point slides that will be available online at the end of each lecture.
Office hours
See the website of Angela Chiereghin