History of pathogenic microbiology. Host parasite relationships, sources of vectors of infection,
laboratory diagnosis and identification, immunization, serology of bacterial infections. The
pyogenic cocci, (Staphi. Strep, Pheumococci and Neisseriae).The entero-bacteriaecea, coliforms,
gastroenteritis, samonellosis, Shigellosis cholera, Vibrios, Pseudomonas, Bacteriodes etc).The
haemophlic bacillus (haemo-philus, brucellae, Yershinia, Bordetella etc. Anaerobic Spore formers,
Aerobic spore formers. (Bacillus anthracis, The Clostridia, The spirochetes, the Mycobacterium,
rickettsisae, Chalamydiae Mycoplasma, L-forms Listeria, Erysipelothrix, Bartonella etc. General
pathology, epidemiology, features, diagnosis, control and therapy. Diagnostic MicrobiologySystemic bacteriology. Observation of cultures and cultural methods. Pathogenic mechanisms of
bacteria. Antibiotic assays and monitoring from body fluids etc. anaerobiosis and methods Phage
typing; Research Methods and other techniques in Microbiology Use of metabolic pathways in
identification of bacteria, fluorescent antibody methods. Quality control and instrumentation.
Practical based on the above topics.