Foundations in Microbiology

Part 1: The main theme of microbiology; from atoms to cells - a chemical connection; tools of the laboratory - methods for studying micro-organisms; procaryotic profiles - the bacteria; eucaryotic cells and microorganisms; an introduction to the viruses; elements of microbial nutrition, ecology and growth; microbial metabolism - the chemical crossroads of life; microbial genetics; genetic engineering - a revolution in molecular biology; physical and chemical control of microbes; drugs, microbes, host - the elements of chemotherapy; microbe-human interactions - infection and disease; the nature of host defences; the acquisition of specific immunity and its applications; immunization and immune assays; disorders in immunity. Part 2 Introduction to medical bacteriology: the cocci of medical importance; the gram-positive bacilli of medical importance; the gram-negative of bacilli of medical importance; miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease; fungal diseases; the parasitic diseases of humans; introduction to viral diseases and DNA viruses; RNA virus diseases; environmental and applied microbiology.