The systematic medical microbiology course is intended to give knowledge of:
1) the pathogenicity mechanisms of microorganisms;
2) laboratory diagnosis of infections cused by bacteria and fungi;
3) the characteristics, at the species level, of the main pathogenic bacteria;
4) the applications of biotechnologies in biomedicine.
Additional educational aims are the development of analytical capacities in medical microbiology and setting and exercising the critical reading of scientific papers in medical microbiology.
1) the pathogenicity mechanisms of microorganisms;
2) laboratory diagnosis of infections cused by bacteria and fungi;
3) the characteristics, at the species level, of the main pathogenic bacteria;
4) the applications of biotechnologies in biomedicine.
Additional educational aims are the development of analytical capacities in medical microbiology and setting and exercising the critical reading of scientific papers in medical microbiology.
teacher profile teaching materials
A useful but not sufficient summary text for a thorough preparation of the topics dealt with is "Principi di Microbiologia Medica" di Michele La Placa ISBN 9788879598101
Programme
The course is 24 lessons of 2 hours each. Each topic includes about 2 hours of theoretical lessons in the classroom. The topics are: Asepsis procedures for the treatment of biological samples, isolation of microorganism; selective and differential culture media, microbial identification on a biochemical and genetic basis, bacterial genotyping. General concepts on the pathogenic action of bacteria General principle of diagnosis of infectious diseases with bacterial etiology · The concept of bacterial species and classification bacteria of medical interest. · Staphylococci · Streptococci and enterococci · Pneumococci · Pathogenic bacilli · Clostridia · Corynebacteria · Mycobacteria and Actinomycetes, Listeria, · Neisseria · Enterobacteria, Vibrions, Spirilli, Campylobacter, Helicobacter Yersiniae Brucellae Hemophylus Brucellae Bordetellae ·Pseudomonas ·Burkholderia and other Gram-negative non fermenters · Legionella. Fastidious bacteria: Francisellae, Spirochetae, Bartonellae, Rickettsiae, Ehrlichiae, Chlamydiae, Mycoplasmas. Serological reactions in microbiological diagnostics. Immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy of bacterial diseases. Medical biotechnologies and their applications. Chemo-antibiotic therapy and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Typing methods and molecular epidemiology.Core Documentation
The reference textbook is the Topley Wilson's "Microbiology and Microbial Infections" Print ISBN: 9780470686386| Online ISBN: 9780470688618| DOI: 10.1002/9780470688618 IThis book is available in the digital library of Università Roma Tre https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/browse/book/10.1002/9780470688618/tocA useful but not sufficient summary text for a thorough preparation of the topics dealt with is "Principi di Microbiologia Medica" di Michele La Placa ISBN 9788879598101
Reference Bibliography
The teacher will provide, year after year, updated publications on the topics covered.Type of delivery of the course
The course is 24 lessons of 2 hours eachAttendance
Attendance is strongly recommended because during the course the students, on a voluntary basis, will be asked to prepare and present oral presentations of 45 minutes each on topics assigned by the teacher.Type of evaluation
The oral exam will take into account any presentation prepared and illustrated by the student during the course