Course Name	Microbiology 2
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Chang-Won Lee
	Affiliation	Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Science

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

1. Familiarize the students with the basic terms and concepts of general microbiology in English.

2. Provide the students with opportunities to listen to spoken English materials on microbiology.

3. Help students enhance the genral English skills.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Microbiology: an Introduction, 10th ed. (2010), BY Tortora, Funke, and Case, Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Dictations of chapter summary, chapters 1 - 9.

Grading Scheme: Mid-term exam. 20%; Terminal exam. 20%; Assignments and Quizes 60%

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

chapter 1: The microbial world and you. naming and classifying microorganisms; history of microbiology; microbes and human welfare; microbes and human disease

chapter 2: Chemical principles. structure of atoms; chemical bonds;  chemical reactions; inorganic compounds; organic compounds

chapter 3: Observing microorganisms through a microscope. units of measurement; microscopy; preparation of specimens for light microscopy

chapter 4: Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. size, shape and arrangement of bacterial cells; external structures; cell wall; ribosomes; organelles

chapter 5: Microbial metabolism. catabolic and anabolic reactions; enzyems; energy production; carbohydrate metabolism; lipid and protein metabolism; biochemical tests and identification; metabolic diversity among microorganisms; metabolic pathways of energy use; integration of metabolism

chapter 6: Microbial growth. the requirements of growth, biofilms; culture media; obtaining pure cultures; preserving bacterial cultures; the growth of bacterial cultures

chapter 7: The control of microbial growth. the terminology of microbial control; the rate of microbial death; actions of microbial control agents; physical methods of microbial control; chemical methods of microbial control; microbial characteristics and microbial control

chapter 8: Microbial genetics. structure and function of the genetic material; the regulation of bacterial gene expression; mutation; gene transfer and recombination; genes and evolution

chapter 9: Biotechnology and recombinant DNA technology. tools of biotechnology; techniques of genetic modification; applications of rDNA; safety issues and the ethics of using rDNA

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:055-772-1322           e-mail: cwlee@gnu.kr