- Docente: Monica Musiani
- Credits: 10
- SSD: MED/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Long cycle 2nd degree programme in Pharmacy (cod. 0039)
Learning outcomes
Bacteriology, virology, parasitology and microscopic mycology
Course contents
Bacteriology. Structure of the procaryotic cells. Bacterial stainings. Gram positive cells. Gram negative cells. Structure of cell wall. Flagella. Pili. Metabolism and biosynthesis. Spores. Bacterial growth . Liquid media. Solid media. Isolation and identification. Host-parasite relationship. Non specific host defenses . Entry of the pathogen in the host. Colonization and growth. Exotoxins. Endotoxins. Microbiological genetics: Mutation. Microbial recombination: Transformation. Transduction Conjugation. Chemotherapeutic agents. Antibiotic resistance. Diagnosis of bacterial infections. Staphylococci, Streptococci, Pneumococci, Corinebacteria, Mycobacteria, Neisseriae, Enterobacteria, Vibrio, Brucellae, Bordetellae, Helicobacter, Legionellae, Clostridia, Hemophilus ,Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas, Chlamydias.
Fungi. Structure of the cells. Reproduction. Candida. Cryptococcus neoformans. Pytirosporum ovale. Dermatophyta. Aspergilli.
Protozoa. Structure of the cell. Reproduction. Giardia, Trichomonas vaginalis, Tripanosoma, Leishmaniae Amebae. Plasmodia. Toxoplasma gondii
Viruses. Virus particle. Size and structure. Taxonomy. Virus multiplication. Cell cultures. Replication pathways. Viral genetics. Bacteriophages. Diagnosis of viral infections. Poxviruses. Herpesviruses. Adenoviruses. Papovaviruses. Parvovirus. Paramyxoviruses. Influenza virus. Rabies virus. Rubella virus. Picornaviruses. Hepatitis viruses. Human Retroviruses..
Readings/Bibliography
Michele La Placa. Principi di Microbiologia Medica . Decima Edizione. Esculapio Ed.
Teaching methods
All the subjects of the program will be treated and discussed.
Assessment methods
Final oral examination
Teaching tools
Office hours
See the website of Monica Musiani