In today’s world, Microbes plays an important role in drug discovery and pharmaceutical industries. Microbes used in genetic engineering can be used for the manufacturing of drugs, and vaccines for various fatal diseases.Using this technique, the resistance varieties of crops can be developed. The high yielding varieties of seeds and crops with short term cultivable period also can be produced. Microbes can also be used for controlling various environmental factors like air, water, and soil pollution. In waste management, this plays a major role. Various hormones, proteins, interferons, antibodies, and other therapeutics can be produced by introducing the organism to rDNA.
Overview
Syllabus
WEEK
TITLE
Week-1
Introduction to Microbiology, History and Scope
Organization of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Structure
Microbial Diversity
Week-2
Pathogenic Microbes
Bacterial Morphology
Cellular Components of Bacteria
Week-3
Sporulation and its Mechanism
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Week-4
Growth and Nutrition
Types of culture Techniques
Growth Curve
Week-5Kinetics of Growth
Mathematical Expression of Exponential Growth Phase
Measurement of Growth and Growth Yields
Techniques of Pure Culture
Week-6Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration
Entner Duodruffs Pathway
Photosynthesis
Nitrogen fixation
Week-7Replication of DNA in Prokaryotes
Replication of DNA in Eukaryotes
Gene Expression
Operon System
Week-8Tryptophan System
Post-transcriptional Regulation
Translational Regulation in Prokaryotes
Translational Regulation in Eukaryotes
Week-9Post-translational Modification
Transformation
Conjugation
Transduction
Week-10
Detoxification of Pollutants
Genetically Modified Microorganisms
Ames Test
Week-11Viruses and their Genetic System
Retroviruses
Genetic System of Yeast
Week-12
Climate Control
Commercial 1 Applications of Microorganisms
Taught by
Dr. Tanushree Chatterjee and Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee
