Course

Unit 1

Infection: Sources of infection, method of transmission of infection, Factors predisposing to microbial pathogenicity, Types of infectious diseases. Normal Microbial flora of human body. 

Unit 2

Gram Positive Pathogens: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Bacillus, and Clostridium.  

Unit 3

Gram Negative pathogens: Neisseria, E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Haemophilus, Pseudomonas, Brucella and Yersinia.  

Unit 4

Acid Fast Bacteria: M.tuberculosis and M.lepreae. 

Unit 5 

Spirochetes: Leptospira, Treponema, Other medically important bacteria: Mycoplasma. Chalmydia. Helicobacter, Campylobacter and anaerobic pathogens.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Introduces Medical bacteriology and the taxonomic approach to major human pathogens. This course provides the conceptual basis for understanding pathogenic bacterias, particularly address the fundamental mechanisms of their pathogenicity. 

COURSE OUTCOMES:

After completing the course, students shall be able to

CO1. Understand and demonstrate principles of medical bacteriology and clinical correlation. 

CO2. This course describe a detailed knowledge about etiological agents responsible for global infectious bacterial diseases. 

CO3. The student will be able to explain general mechanisms by which an infectious agent causes disease.

REFERENCES:

1. Text book of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan& Jayaram Panicker 7^th Edition 2006.
2. Medical Microbiology – Patrick r. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael A. Pfaller 8^th Edition 2013.
3. MIMS’ Pathogenesis of infectious disease, Anthony A. Nash Robert G. Dalziel J. Ross Fitzgerald 6^th edition 2015.