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Course Specification
Microbiology and
Parasitology, 2012-2013
Faculty of pharmacy
Benghazi University
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Microbiology and Parasitology
Faculty of Pharmacy - Benghazi University
Course Specification
Program on which the course is given: Bachelor Degree of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Major or Minor element of programs: Single major
Department offering the programs: Interdisciplinary-
Department offering the course: Microbiology and Parasitology
Academic year / level: Third year
Date of Specification approval: 10/2012
A. Basic Information
Title: Microbiology and Parasitology
Code: P307
Course language: English
Lectures: 4 hrs/week
Practical: 4 hrs/week
Total: 8 hrs/week
Credit Hours: 6 hours
B. Professional Information
1. Overall Objectives of Course:
After completing the Program of Study in Microbiology and Parasitology, students should
be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of core concepts of microbiology and
Parasitology, including history of microbiology and parasitology and the pioneers in this
fields; bacterial and parasite cell structure; function; and metabolism.
Course Specification
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Parasitology, 2012-2013
Faculty of pharmacy
Benghazi University
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Apply the basic principles of kinetic of bacterial growth and quantitative reasoning to solve
problems in microbiology.
Display proficiency in basic microbiological and parasitological skills.
Demonstrate an understanding of hypothesis testing and experimental design in
Sterilization process.
Understand the basic, structure and mechanism of action of antibiotics.
Understand the mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Understanding the different non antibiotic antimicrobial agents and their mechanism of
action.
Understand all scientific disciplines of microscopes and parasites.
Be able to identify different microorganisms and recognize different extracellular products
on the microbial cells.
The student should be familiar with different categories of microorganisms including
bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites regarding classification, structure, growth
characteristics & replication of each microbial category.
Understand the different infectious diseases, their diagnosis clinical symptoms or their
laboratory diagnosis as well as, their portal of entry to human, and the method of
prevention and control.
The student should also have a basic background about microbial genetics, immune
system & immune response.
Understand the scientific concept, diagnosis and control of parasitic infection.
Communicate the fundamental concepts of Microbiology and Parasitology, both in written
and in oral format.
Analyze, interpret and evaluate a range of scientific literature in microbiology.
2. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs):
A. Knowledge and Understanding:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
a1. Know the main information about microbial characteristics, bacterial metabolism and
bacterial growth.
a2. Define basics of microbial genetics.
a3. Discover principles and theories of sterilization process.
a4. Identify the different types of antibiotics, antiseptics and disinfectants and their
application in addition of different methods which used in the evaluation of their
effects.
a5. Know biotechnological concepts with mention of some methods used for producing
bioactive compounds in industry scale.
a6. Define basics of immunology and serological tests which use in detection of different
infectious diseases.
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Parasitology, 2012-2013
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a7. Know main information about different microbes causing infective diseases (bacterial,
viral & fungal), methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
a.8 Name parasites causing diseases to man.
a.9 Mention the geographical distribution of each parasite.
a.10 Localize the organs inhabited by the parasite.
a.11 Describe the morphological features of parasite.
a.12 Identify the mode of infection with parasite.
a.13 Describe the life cycle of the parasite.
a.14 Describe the clinical presentations of the parasite.
a.15 Enumerate the diagnostic techniques.
a.16 Write the treatment of each parasitic disease.
a.17 Name the preventive measures to avoid the infection by this parasite in relation to the
environmental factors.
a.18 Identify how to use the microscope.
B. Intellectual Skills:
The students should be able to:
b1. Evaluate certain techniques for isolation and identification of microorganisms and their
classification.
b2. Distinguish the mechanism of action and uses of the different methods of sterilization.
b3. Distinguish the effectiveness of different antibiotics and disinfectants via certain methods.
b4. Interpret different techniques which determine considerable microbiological measures.
b5. Analyze cases of study and suggest the infectious disease and the possible causative
agent.
b5. Interpret different diagnostic tests which aid in the identification of causative agents of
several diseases.
b.6. Recognize the data obtained from the course
b.7. Interpret the laboratory data
b.8. Differentiate and compare the similar stages of different parasites.
b.9 Interpret the differential parasitic causes of a disease.
C. Professional and Practical Skills
The students should be able to:
c1. Perform different techniques of bacterial staining.
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c2. Isolate and identify pure colonies of microorganisms from different types of specimens.
c3. Perform different methods to sterilize articles.
c4. Perform different practical methods to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of
antibiotics and disinfectants.
c4. Perform different serological techniques.
c5. Identify different microorganisms regarding to their morphological characteristics (shape,
size and color of the colony) and biochemical reactions on different types of media.
c.6. Perform some of the essential laboratory techniques.
c.7. Examine the slide to identify different parasitic stage.
c.8 Practice different laboratory techniques and how to perform some of them.
c.9- Examine and identify grossly parasites and their stages and parasitic lesions in different organs.
c.10- Examine and identify the microscopic morphology of parasites and their adult, larval stages
egg and cercaria.
c.11- Examine, identify, differentiate and classify arthropods of medical importance.
D. General and Transferable Skills
The students should be able to:
d1. Retrieve and evaluate information collected during practical sections.
d2. Communicate clearly by verbal means through group discussions.
d3. Implement writing and presentation skills through creation of a research proposal.
d.4 Retrieve recent data from web sites.
d.5 Work productively in a team.
d.6 Obtain, interpret and synthesise information from background reading and use it to
effectively supplement lecture notes.
d.7 Appreciate the team work.
d.8 Show respect to paramedical personnel and laboratory workers.
d.9 Respect the patient confidentiality.
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Parasitology, 2012-2013
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Benghazi University
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3. Course Contents:
a. Theoretical Part:
Topic
No.
of
hours
Contents
General Microbiology:
10
History.
General properties of microbial types, Classification,
morphology and staining.
Bacterial metabolism.
Bacterial growth and factors affect microbial death.
Viruses; morphology & virus like particles.
Microbial genetics:
6
Central dogma theory.
DNA & RNA (replication, transcription, translation).
Regulation of protein synthesis.
Bacterial genetic variation.
Mutation.
Recombination, transformation, transduction,
conjugation and gene cloning.
Sterilization 8
Introduction.:
Sterilization indicators.
Sterility testing.
Microbial contamination of pharmaceutical products.
Aseptic area.
The microbiological quality of pharmaceuticals.
Antimicrobial
chemotherapeutic
agents:
5
History.
Classification of antibiotics.
Mode of action of different antibiotics.
Examples of antibiotics and antiviral agents.
Non antibiotic
antimicrobial agents:
2
Types of antimicrobial agents, mode of action and
resistance to antimicrobial agents.
Evaluation of antimicrobials and other agents.
antisepsis, disinfection and preservation.
Biotechnology
4
Introduction.
Biology of industrial micro-organisms.
Biology of industrial micro-organisms.
Biophysical and biochemical processes.
Introduction to tissue culture and genetic engineering
techniques.
Techniques for the improvement of the economically
important plants and animals and for the
development of micro-organisms to act on the
environment.
Manipulation of living organisms, especially at the
molecular genetic level, to produce new products,
such as hormones, vaccines or monoclonal
antibodies.
Production of pharmaceuticals by microorganisms.
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Topic
No.
of
hours
Contents
Gene therapy.
Immunology
6
Non-specific & specific immunity.
Cells involved in the immune response
Types of immunoglobulin & mechanism of antibody
production.
Hypersensitivity reactions.
Serological tests.
Medical Bacteriology 20
Gram positive cocci.
Gram negative cocci
Gram positive rods.
Gram negative rods.
Chlamydiae and rickettsiaceae.
Mycology.
Mycology 4
Study the morphological and characters of different
fungi; their nature; chemical composition of cell wall;
fungal reproduction as well as classification of fungi.
Different important mycotic diseases: including
symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Virology
10 Introduction.
DNA viruses.
RNA viruses
3) Course contents of Parasitology:
Subject Lectures
(hrs)
Tutorial / Small
group discussion
(hrs)
Practical
(hrs)
Total
(hrs)
% of Total
1- Introduction to
parasitology
1 1
2-Helminthology,
Trematodes and
Cestodes
10 10 10 30
3- Introduction to
Nematodes, intestinal
and tissue nematodes
6 5 5 16
4- Protozology, 3 5 5 13
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Intestinal, Urogenital,
blood and Tissue
protozoa
5- Immunology and
molecular parasitology
4 3 3 10
6- Entomology 1 2 2 5
total 25 25 25 100
b. Practical Part:
Topics No. of
hours Pharmaceutical Microbiology:
Safety rules in the laboratory & microscope.
1 Simple staining
Gram staining
1
Practice on Gram stain mixture.
Acid- Fast stain (Zeil Nelsen stain) & spore stain.
1
Motility
Pouring agar plates, isolation in pure culture, & distribution of microorganisms
viable count
2
Culture sensitivity to different antibiotics (disk diffusion method).
Determination of M.I.C by cup plate technique.
2
Determination of M.I.C by serial dilution method. 2 Antibiotic assay. 2 Effect of different antiseptics by cup plate agar diffusion method. 1 Extraction and Purification of DNA.
Amplification of DNA by polymerase chain reaction
2
DNA and separation by agarose gel electrophoresis 2 Polyachrylamide gel electrophoresis
ELISA
2
Immunology.
Antigen antibody reaction
Agglutination test.
Blood grouping.
Pregnancy test.
Widal test.
4
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Ouchterlony test.
ASO titre
Complement fixation test.
Medical Bacteriology
Gram positive cocci.
Gram negative cocci.
Gram positive Spore forming rods.
Gram positive non-spore forming rods.
Gram negative rods.
2
2
2
6 Revision 2 Parasitology.
Class Trematoda.
Class Cestoda.
Class Nematoda.
Arthropods.
III-A) THEORETICAL TOPICS:
1. Introduction to parasitology
2. Helminthology
a. Trematodes
b. Cestodes
c. Nematodes
3. Protozoology
4. Immunology and molecular parasitology
5. Entomology
III-B) PRACTICAL TOPICS:
A) Identification of different parasitic stages
1- Examination of adults, eggs, larva of Fasciola.
2- Examination of adult male and female, eggs, cercaria of Schistsoma.
3- Examination of adult, egg, of Paragonimus.
4- Examination of scolex, mature segment and egg of D. latum. scolex, mature and gravid segment
of Taenia. Cysticercous cellulosa . C. bovis
5- Examination of scolex, mature, gravid segment, eggs of H. nana, H. diminuta, D.
caninum and cysticercoids.
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6- Examination of adult Ecchinococcus , hydatid cyst , hydatid sand.
7- Examination of anterior, posterior ends of adult Ascaris and eggs.
8- Examination of adult male, female Enterobius and Trichuris and their eggs.
9- Examination of buccal capsule, bursa, egg and filariform larva of Ancylostoma, Necator buccal
capsule.
10- Examination of T. spiralis encysted larva.
11- Examination of W. bancrofti microfilaria.
12- Examination of Onchocerca in subcutaneous nodule.
13- Examination of E . histolytica and E .coli trophozoites , cysts.
14- Examination of Giardia trophozoite, cyst. Trichomonas trophozoite
15- Examination of Leishmania bodies. Leptomonad form
16- Examination of African Trypanosomiasis.
17- Examination of Plasmodium ring stage, gametocytes.
18- Examination of Toxoplasma trophozoite
19- Examination of B. coli trophozoite and cyst. Cryptosporidium oocysts
20- Examination of mosquitoes, Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, mouth parts, male, female, wings, larva,
pupa.
21- Fleas, adult male and female, eggs, wing, larva. Lice adult male, female, eggs, nymph, Phthirus
(male, female)
22- Cimex (male, female, nymph, egg). Hard tick (adult male, female and larva). Soft tick adult and
larva
23- Sarcoptes (male, female).
B) Case Study.
C) Demonstration of different parasitological techniques.
a. Direct stool examination
b. Concentration techniques
c. Blood smears
d. Lymph smear
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4. Matrix of achievement of course ILOs in course contents:
Topic
Knowledge and Understanding Intellectual Skills Practical and Professional Skills General and transferable
Skills
A
1
A
2
A
3
A
4
A
5
A
6
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7
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8
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9
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A
11
A
12
A
13
A
14
A
15
B
1
B
2
B
3
B
4
B
5
C
1
C
2
C
3
C
4
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D
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6
Microbial
genetics:
X X X X X X X
Sterilization X X X X X X X X X X X X
Antimicrobial
chemotherapeutic
agents:
X X X X X X X
Non antibiotic
antimicrobial
agents:
X X X X X X X X X X X X
Biotechnology
X X X X X X X
Immunology
X X X X X X X X X X X X
Medical
Bacteriology X X X X X X X X X X
Mycology X X X X X X X X X X
Virology
X X X X X X X X X X
Parasitology X X X X X X X X
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5. Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures (board, data show).
Practical sessions (PPP and some practical's experiments).
Self learning in the form of student research and presentation.
Office hours
Small group discussions to answer the questions of the students.
6. Student Assessment Methods
a. Attendance Criteria:
The minimum acceptable practical attendance is 75%; students who fail to
attend that percentage of activities will lose 30 marks out of the practical
marks.
b. Assessment Tools:
Tool Purpose
Student research and
presentation Assessment of general and transferable skills
Written examination
Assessment of knowledge and understanding
and intellectual skills.
Oral examination
Assessment of knowledge and
understanding, intellectual, general and
transferable skills.
Practical examination
Assessment of intellectual and transferable
skills.
c. Time Schedule of assessment:
Practical:
Evaluation of students' performance and activity during labs
Student presentation evaluation
Quizzes:
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1st semester: Two equal exams: one held in December and the other in
January for all students.
Those who don't attend the examination(s) for acceptable reason(s);
their marks will be raised as a proportion from the final written
examination score.
Final examination:
At the end of the academic year (May) for all students in the form of
oral and written exams
The exam is re-held in November for those who fail to pass the final
exam or postpone it
d. Grading system:
Examination Marks allocated
Practical
Performance during Lab 50
Student presentation 10
Quizze
December 2012 30
January 2013 30
Final examination
Written 135
Oral 45
Total 300
The minimum passing score is 180 marks provided at least 36 marks are
obtained in the final written examination.
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Passing grades are:
Grade Percentage
Excellent ≥ 85%
Very good 75 - 85%
Good 65 - 75%
Pass 60 - 65%.
e. Examination description:
Examination Description Marks
Practical
Regular Evaluation of
Performance during Lab
Student presentation
60
Quizzes One hour MCQ exam (70%) +
short essy (30%). 60
Final Written
examination
A 3-hour written paper composed
of MCQ 135
Final oral
examination One oral examination station 45
Total 300
7. Learning and reference materials:
a. Basic materials:
Overhead projections and computer presentations used during
teaching in classes.
Notes on the laboratory practical work and soft copy .
b. Suggested materials:
Warren Levinson& Ernest Jawetz. Medical Microbiology and
Immunology Fourth edition. Prentice –Hall International, Inc, 1996.
J.G Collee, J.P. Duguid, A.G. Fraser and B.P.Marmion. Practical Medical
Microbiology. Edinburgh London Melbourne and New York, 1989.
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c. Periodicals, Web sites, … etc
www.asm.org
www.cdc.org
Essential books (text books):
Medical parasitology,
Foundation of Parasitology
Medical Diagnostic Parasitology,
Web sites: www.dpd.cdc.org, www.abebooks.com
8. Facilities required for teaching and learning
Study halls, data show, books, laboratories, instruments and microscopes.
Course coordinator:
Dr./ Ahmed Abdel-Rady
Head of Department:
Dr./ Ahmed Abdel-Rady
Date: 10/2012