MSc Microbiology Sem I II 1 Syllabus Mumbai University


MSc Microbiology Sem I II 1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes

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M.Sc. Microbiology Syllabus(Se mester – I & Semester - II)
Revised for Credit Based and Grading System
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI



Syllabus for the M.Sc. Sem. I & Sem. II
Program: M.Sc.
Course : Microbiology(PSMB)

(Credit Based Semester and Grading System with
effect from the academic year 2012–2013)

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 To be implemented from the Academic year 2012-2013
SEMESTER I
Theory:
Course Code UNIT TOPIC HEADINGS Credits L / Week
PSMB-101
Cell Biology &
Virology I Virology(Bacterial Viruses)
4 01
II Virology(Plant Viruses) 01
III Cell Biology(Membrane
Structure & Transport) 01
IV Cell Biology(Respiratory &
Photosynthetic Organelle) 01
PSMB-102
Microbial
Genetics I Gene expression and re gulation
4 01
II Replication, recombination,
mutation and repair 01
III Cytoplasmic Inheritance &
Chromosomal Rearrangements 01
IV Molecular tools for genetics,
Population genetics 01
PS MB-103
Microbial
Biochemistry I Aqueous Solutions and Acid –
Base Chemistry.
4 01
II Bioorganic Molecules 01
III Metabolism of one & two carbon
compounds. 01
IV Transfer of biomolecules. 01

PS MB-104
Medical
Microbiology I Advances in Medical
Microbiology:Part I 4 01
II Epidemiology of infectious 01

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 &
Immunology diseases
III Immune System and Health :
Part I 01
IV Recent advances in Immunology
:Immunobiology. 01
Practicals:
PSMBP-101 Cell Biology and Virology 2 04
PSMBP-102 Microbial Genetics 2 04
PSMBP-103 Microbial Biochemistry 2 04
PSMBP-104 Medical Microbiology & Immunology 2 04

SEMESTER II
Theory:
Course Code UNIT TOPIC HEADINGS Credits L / Week
PSMB-201
Cell Biology &
Virology I Virology(Animal Viruses)
4 01
II Virology in relation to human
health 01
III Cell Biology (Cell division and
Cell cycle) 01
IV Cell Biology (Cell
Communication) 01


PSMB-202
Microbial
Genetics I Viral Genetics, Gene transfer
4 01
II Transposable Genetic Elements,
Genetic basis of Cancer. 01

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 III Developmental Genetics 01
IV Applications and Ethics of
Genetic Technology 01
PSMB-203
Microbial
Biochemistry
I Analytical Biochemistry
4 01
II Enzymology 01
III Signalling and stress 01
IV Microbial degradation 01
PSMB-204
Medical
Microbiology
&
Immunology
I Advances in Medical
Microbiology: Part II
4 01
II Clinical Research and Modern
diagnostics 01
III Immune system and Health :
Part II 01
IV Challenges in Immune System 01
Practicals :
PSMBP-201 Cell Biology and Virology 2 04
PSMBP-202 Microbial Genetics 2 04
PSMBP-203 Microbial Biochemistry 2 04
PSMBP-204 Medical Microbiology & Immunology 2 04


M.Sc. Microbiology (Semester – I) Syllabus
Credit Based and Grading System
To be implemented from the Academic year 2012-2013

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 Semester I Detail Syllabus
PSMB-101 (Cell Biology & Virology )
Course Code Title Credits
PSMB-101 Cell Biology & Virology (60L) 04
Unit I: (15L)
VIROLOGY(Bacterial Viruses)
1.1 Bacteriophages : General properties of phages, properties of phage
infected Bacterial cultures, Specifi city of Phage Infection (3L)

1.2E. coli Phage T4 : Properties of T4 DNA, Genetic organization, the T4
growth cycle, Replication of T4 DNA (3L) 1.3 E.coli Phage T7 and Lambda : Organization of the T7 genes, Growth
Cycle, Regulation of transcription of T7 phage. (4L)

1.4 E.coli Phage (phi) X174, Filamentous DNA phages, Single stranded RNA
phages, Lysogenic cycle. (5L) 01
Unit II: (15L)
VIROLOGY(Plant Viruses)
2.1 Plant viruses : Morphology, Transmissi on of plant viruses, symptoms
of plant diseases caused by viruses. (4L)
2.2 Plant virus life cycles, Pl ant satellite viruses and satellite Nucleic acids
(3L)
2.3 TMV, Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV), : Viral structure, Genome, Host
range, Transmission, Symptom and Control. (6L)
2.4 Diagnosis of viral infections in plants (2L) 01
  

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Unit : III (15L)
CELL BIOLOGY(Membrane structure and transport)
3.1 Cell membrane structure : Lipid bilayer, membrane proteins,
Spectrins, Glycophorin, Multipass membrane proteins Bacteriorhodopsin (4L)
3.2 Membrane Transport : Principles of membrane transport, ion
channels and electrical properties of me mbranes. (3L)
3.3 Intracellular Compartments and protein sorting:
Compartmentalization of cells, tran sport of molecules between the
nucleus and cytosol, peroxisomes, Endoplasmic reticulum, transport
of proteins into mitochondria and ch loroplasts ( 5L)
3.4 Intracellular vesicular traffic : E ndocytosis, exocytosis, transport
from the ER through the Golgi apparatus (3L) 01
Unit : IV (15L)
CELL BIOLOGY(Respiratory & Photosynthetic organelle)
4.1 Mitochondria : Structure, electron -transport chains and proton pump
(3L)
4.2 Chloroplasts : Structure, energy capture from sunlight, genetic
system (3L)
4.3 Cytoskeleton : Cytoskeletal f ilaments, Microtubules, Actin
regulation, molecular motors, cell behavior. (5L)
4.4 Cell study : Study of cells under the microscope, Phase contrast,
Fluorescence microscopy , Confocal microscopy & electron microscopy.(4 L) 01


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 SEMESTER I
PRACTICALS : PSMBP- 101 (60 Contact Hrs)
1) Isolation and Purification of coliphages from sewage
2) Phage Typing of E. coli and Salmonella strains.
3) Study of One Step Growth Curve of Lambda phage / T4 Phage.
4) Study of Lysogeny in E. coli.
5) Assignment on Virology – Research Paper.
6) Isolation of Lysozyme from egg white.
7)Preparation of protoplast using Lysozyme. 8)Writing a Research proposal. 9)Study of cell cytology using Phase contrast Microscopy. Demonstration
10)Study of Cell structure using Confocal Microscop y. Demonstration
11)Study of Cell structure using Fluorescence Microscopy. Demonstration
12)Isolation of Chloroplasts. 13)Isolation of Mitochondr ia from the cell.
REFERENCES :
1) General Virology – Luria
2) Introduction to Plant Virology – BOS, I. Longman, London, NY.
3) Animal Virology – Fenner and White. Academic Press. NY
4) Chemistry of Viruses – Knight C. Springer Verlag. NY
5) Virology – Delbecco and Giasberg. Harper and Ravi Pub. NY.
6) Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics – Edward Birge
7) Microbial and Plant Protoplasts – Perberely
8) Principles of Virology – Flint, Enquist, Racaniello & Skalka, Vol I and II. ASM,
9) Understanding Viruses – Teri Shors. Jones and Bartlett pub.
10) Molecular Biology of The Cell – Albert, Jo hnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts &Walter.
11) Molecular Cell Biology. Lodish , Birk, and Zipursky. Freeman
12) The Structure and Dynamics of Cell Membrane. – Lipowsky and Sackmann.
Elsevier.,
13) Cell Movements : from Molecules to Motility- Bray Garland Pub. NY .

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 Course code: PSMB-102
(Microbial Genetics)
Semester I
Course Code Title Credits
PSMB-102 Microbial Genetics (60L) 04
Unit I: 1.1 Gene Expression [05L] (15L)
A. Transcription-
i. Transcription process in prokaryotes
ii. Transcription process in eukaryotes
B. RNA molecules and processing-
i. Post transcriptional processi ng- structure of mRNA, pre-
mRNA processing, addition of 5’cap, addition of Poly(A)
tail, RNA splicing, RNA editing.
ii. Small RNA molecules- RNA interference, types, processing
& function of microRNAs.
C. Translation-
i. Mechanism of translation- charging of tRNA molecules,
initiation, elongation and term ination, mRNA surveillance.
ii. Post translational modification of proteins
1.2 Regulation of gene expression- [10L]
A. Control of gene expression in prokaryotes-
i. Genes & regulatory element
ii. Levels of gene regulation
iii. DNA binding proteins
iv. Antisense RNA molecules
v. Riboswitches
B. Control of gene expres sion in eukaryotes-
i. Regulation through modification of gene structure- DNase
I hypersensitivity, histone modifications, chromatin 01

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 remodeling, DNA methylation.
ii. Regulation through trans criptional activators, Co-
activators & repressors, enhancers and insulators
iii. Regulation through RNA processing & degradation
iv. Regulation through RNA interference.
Unit II: Replication, recombination, mu tation and repair (15L)
2.1 Regulation of replication [3L]
A. Bacterial replication and cell cycle
2.2 Recombination [6L]
A. Models for homologous recombination
B. Homologous recombination protein machines
C. Homologous recombination in eukaryotes
D. Mating type switching
E. Genetic consequences of th e mechanism of Homologous
recombination
2.3 Mutation [3L]
A. Mutation: Basic features of the process
B. Mutations:
i. Phenotypic effects
ii. Mutations in humans and their effects
iii. Conditional lethal mutations
C. Molecular basis of mutation (Types, mutations induced by
chemicals, radiation and tran sposable genetic elements;
expanding trinucleotide rep eats and inherited human
diseases)
D. Screening chemicals for mutagenicity (Ame’s test)
2.4 DNA repair mechanisms [3L]
A. Types of repair mechanisms
i. Direct repair,
ii. Light dependent repair,
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 iv. Mismatch repair, controlling the direction of mismatch
repair,
v. Base flipping by methylases and glycosylases,
vi. Recombination repair in E. coli, recombination as a
mechanism to recover from replication errors,
vii. SOS repair,
viii. Conserved repair systems in eukaryotic cells,
ix. Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway for
repairing double stranded breaks
B. Inherited human diseases with defects in DNA repair

Unit III: Cytoplasmic Inheritance & Chromosomal Rearrangements (15L)
3.1Cytoplasmic Inheritance (O rganellar Genetics) [10L]
A. mt-DNA
i. Mitochondrial genome structure
ii. Ancestral and derived mitochondrial genome
iii. Mitochondrial DNA of Human, yeast and flowering plants
iv. Endosymbiotic theory
v. Mitochondrial DNA replication, transcription &
translation
vi. Codon usage in Mitochondria
vii. Damage to Mitochondrial DNA and aging.
viii. Evolution of Mitochondrial DNA
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 B. cp DNA
i. Gene structure and organization
ii. General features of replic ation, transcription and
translation of cpDNA
iii. Comparison of nuclear, eukaryotic, eubacterial
mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA
iv. Examples of extra nuclear inheritance-
v. Leaf Variegation,
vi. Poky mutant of Neurospora,
vii. Yeast petite mutant,
viii. Human genetic diseases
ix. Maps of mt DNA and cp DNA
3.2 Chromosomal Rearrangements and effects on gene
expression [5L]
A. Amplification and deletion of genes
B. Inversions that alter gene expression
C. Transpositions that alter gene
i. Expression antigenic variation in Trypansomes ii. Mating type switching in yeast iii. Phase variation in Salmonella
Unit IV: Molecular tools for genetics, Population genetics (15L)
4.1 Molecular tools for genetics [9L]
A. Molecular tools for studying genes and gene activity
B. Use of recombinant DNA technology to identify human genes
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 diseases, human gene therapy)
C. Labeled tracers (autoradiography, phosphorimaging, liquid
scintillation counting, non-radioactive tracers)
D. Nucleic acid hybridization (Southern blots, DNA fingerprinting &
DNA typing with their forensic applic ations, Northern blots, in situ
hybridization), DNA sequencing (San ger’s chain termination method,
Maxam Gilbert’s sequencing), Rest riction mapping, Site directed
mutagenesis
E. Mapping and quantifying transcripts (S1 mapping, primer extension,
run-off transcription)
F. Measuring transcription rates in vivo (Nuclear run – on transcription,
reporter gene transcription), Assa ying DNA –protein interactions
(filter binding, gel mobility shif t, DNAase and DMS footprinting,
knockouts)
4.2 Population genetics [6L]
A. Population and gene pool
B. Genotypic and Allelic frequencies
C. Calculation of Genotypic freque ncies and Allelic frequencies for
autosomal and X linked loci
D. Problems –calculation of alle leic and genotypic frequencies
E. Hardy-Weinberg Law, genotypic frequencies at HWE,
F. Implications of the H-W Law ,
G. H-W proportions for multiple alleles,
H. X-linked alleles
I. Testing for H-W proportions and problems
J. Genetic ill effe cts of in-breeding
K. Changes in the genetic structure of populations:
i. Mutation,
ii. Migration and gene flow,
iii. Genetic drift,
iv. Natural selection

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 v. Simple problems based on the natural forces
L. Measuring genetic variation :
i. RFLP, DNA sequencing
ii. Protein electrophoresis

PRACTICALS : PSMBP- 102 (60 Contact Hrs)
List of practicals for Semester I
1. β galactosidase assay
2. UV mutagenesis
3. Acridine orange mutagenesis
4. Isolation of mutants by Replica plate technique
5. Penicillin enrichment technique
6. Ames test
7. Southern hybridization technique [Demonstration]
8. Northern Blotting technique [Demonstration]
9. Restriction mapping
10. Design of primer & PCR
11. Protein electrophoresis
12. Problems on population genetics
References:
Unit I – Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, 3
Prd
P Edition by Benjamin Pierce [pg 353-362,
373-380, 386-387, 407- 417, 427-428, 445-447 , - 454-465]

Unit II -
A. Gene X – Lewin [pg. 409-424]
B. Molecular biology of the gene Vth edi. Watson [pg 259-292]
C. & D.
i. Snustad [pg ]
ii. Gene IX- Lewin.[pg. 256-293, 300-325, 331, 609-667]

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 Unit III –
i. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, 3 Prd
P Edition by Benjamin Pierce [pg.
579, 584-588, 593-595]
ii. iGenetics- Russel [pg. 681-704, 216,217, 169,170]
iii. Gene X – Lewin [pg. 488-491]
Unit IV-
i. Molecular Biology by R. F. Weaver (chapter 5) 96-133
ii. Snustad [pg. 548-559]
iii. Pierce [Chapter 25]
iv. Russel [Chapter 22]
v. Klug [pg 639-650]
LIST OF REFERENCES FO R MICROBIAL GENTEICS.

1. Watson, Baker, Bell, Gann, Levine, Losick, “ Molecular Biology of the Gene ”, Fifth
Edition, Pearson Education (LPE)
2. Trun, Trempy, “ Fundamental Bacterial Genetics ”, Blackwell Publishing
3. Russell, P.J., “ iGenetics- A Molecular Approach ”, Third Edition, Pearson International
Edition
4. Snustad & Simmons, “ Principals of Genetics ”, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc
5. Watson, Gilman, Witkowski, Zoller, “ Recombinant DNA ”, Second Edition, Scientific
American Books
6. Klug & Cummings, “ Concepts of Genetics ”, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education (LPE)
7. Pierce, B.A., “ Genetics- A Conceptual Approach ”, Second Edition, W. H. Freeman &
Co
8. Lewin, B., “ Genes-IX ”, Jones and Bartlett Publishers

 
 
 
 
 

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 PSMB-103 Microbial Biochemistry
THEORY: SEMESTER  –I 

Course
Code Unit Topic Headings Credits L/
Sem
PSMB-103 Microbial Biochemistry I AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND ACID BASE CHEMISTRY
1.1. Various units of expressing and inter-converting concentration of solutions: molarity, moles, norma lity, osmolarity, molality, mole
fraction
1.2. Bronsted Concept of conjugate acid –conjugate base pairs, ionization of solutions, pH, titration curves, buffers: preparation, action and their use in Biology 1.3Henderson-Hasselbalch equation , buffer capacity, polyproteic
acids, amphoteric salts, ionic strengths
(problem solving under all heads) 4


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II  BIOORGANIC  MOLECULES  
2.1. Amino acids: Classification  and stereochemistry,  biochemical  
information  form amino acid sequence,  derivative,  ionization  
2.2. Structure  and function of  
i. Proteins: Structure  of peptide bond, stability of formation  of peptide 
bond, Ramchamndran  plot, protein structure,  factors determining  
secondary  , tertiary structures:  amino acid sequence,  thermodynamics  
of folding, role of disulfide bonds, dynamics  of globular protein folding, 
chaperonins  and prions motifs and domains,  protein families, protein 
stability prediction  of secondary  and tertiary structure,  protein‐protein 
interactions,   
ii. Glycobiology:  Carbohydrates,  stability of glycosidic  bond, 
glycoconjugates,  proteoglycans,  glycoprtoeins,  glycolipids,  
homopolysaccharide  folding, functions  of oligosaccharides,   
iii.: Lipids: Lipid classification,  structure  of lipids in membranes ‐ 
glycerolipids,  ether lipids, galactolipids,  sulfolipids,  lipids in 
archaebacteria,  sphingolipids,  terpenes,  isoprenoids,  Functions  of lipids‐
signals, cofactors,  pigments  15 
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III  METABOLISM  OF ONE AND TWO CARBON COMPOUNDS  
3.1. Metabolism  of one carbon compounds:   
i. methylotrophs:  Oxidation  of methane,  methanol,  methylamines  and 
carbon assimilation  in methylotrophic  abteria and yeasts 
ii. Metahnogens:  Methanogenesis  form H R2R,CO R2R, CH R3ROH, HCOOH, 
methylamines,  energy coupling and biosynthesis  in  methanogenic  
bacteria 
iii. Acetogens:  autotrophic  pathway of acetate synthesis  and CO R2R 
fixation, 
iv. Carboxidotrophs:  Biochemistry  of chemolithoautotrophic  
metabolism  15 
 
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PRACTICAL ‐(PSMBP‐103): SEMESTER  –I 
Course Code  Topic Headings   Credits L/ Week 
PSMBP‐103 
MICROBIAL  
BIOCHEMISTRY  
( 60 CONTACT  HOURS) AQUEOUS  SOLUTIONS  AND ACID BASE CHEMISTRY  
1. Preparation  of buffers  
2.Determination  of pK and PI value for an amino acid 
BIOORGANIC  MOLECULES  
3. Extraction  of total lipids 
4. Isolation of cholesterol  and lecithin from egg yolk 
5. Identification  of fatty acids and other lipids by TLC 
6. Determination  of degree of unsaturation  of fats and 
oils 
7. Isolation of lactose from bovine milk 
8. Estimation  of total sugars by phenol‐sulphuric  acid 
method 
9.  Isolation of glutamic acid form gluten 
10. Determination  of molar absorption  coefficient  ( ε) of 
l‐tyrosine 
11. Determination  of the isoelectric  point of the given 
protein 
12. Estimation  of polyphenols/  tannins by Folin‐ Denis 
method 
METABOLISM  OF ONE AND TWO CARBON COMPOUNDS  
13. Enrichment,  isolation and identification  of 
Methylobacterium  
TRANSFER  OF BIOMOLECULES  
14.  Diffusion  studies of molecules  across sheep RBCs 
15. Preparation  of liposomes  2  04 
 
 v. Cynogens  and cynotrophs:  cynogenesis  and cynide degradation  
 3.2. Metabolism  of two‐ carbon compounds  
i. Acetate‐TCA and Glyoxylate  cycle, modified citric acid cycle, carbon 
monoxide  dehydrogenase  pathway and disproportionation  to methane 
ii. Ethanol‐ acetic acid bacteria 
iii. Glyoxylate  and glycollate ‐ dicarboxylic  acid cycle, glycerate  pathway,  
beta hydroxyaspartate  pathway 
iv.
 Oxalate‐ as carbon and energy source 01 
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IV  TRANSFER  OF BIOMOLECULES  
4.1. Protein transport:  extracellular  protein  secretion,  drug export 
system 
4.2. Biological  membranes  and transport  
4.3. Folding of periplasmic  proteins, translocation  of folded proteins,  15 
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 REFERENCES:  
Theory:  
Unit I: Biochemical  calculations  , Segel I.R., John Wiley and Sons, 1995  
Unit II: Biochemistry  3rd edition, Mathew,  Van Holde and Ahern , Pearson Education  
Principles  of Biochemistry,  4th edition, Zubay, G., Wm.C. Brown Publishers,  1998 
Principles  of Biochemistry,   Lehninger  A.L., Cox and Nelson, CBS publishers  and Distributors  
Pvt. Ltd. 1994 
Unit III: Microbial  Biochemistry  by GN Cohen‐2011, Springer 
  Biotechnology  H.J. Rehm and G. Reed (ed.), Volume 6a. Biotransformations,  Verlag and 
Chemie, 1984 
  Bacterial metabolism  by Gottschalk,  Springer‐Verlag, 1985 
Unit IV:  Biochemistry  , 4 Pth
P edition , Voet D. and Voet J.G., John Willey and Sons Inc., 1995  
Practical:  
a. Laboratory  manual in biochemistry  byJayaraman   J. , New Age International  Publishers  
b. An introduction  to practical biochemistry  3 Prd
P edition, David T Plummer,  Tata McGraw Hill edition 
1998 
c. Experimental  biochemistry  –A student companion,  Rao Beedu, S. Deshpande,  IK international  Pvt. 
Ltd. 
d. Laboratory  manual in biochemistry,  Immunology  and Biotechnology,  Nigam A and Ayyagiri A. Tata 
McGraw Hill edition  
e. Source of Experiments  for teaching Microbiology,  Primrose and Wardlaw  
f. Microbial  Physiology  and Biochemistry  Laboratory  manual: A quantitative  approach  , David White 
g. Principles  and techniques  of practical biochemistry,  4 Pth
P edition, Wilson K. and Walker J.( Ed.) 
Cambridge  University  Press, 1994 
SEMESTER I
Course Code: PSMB-104
Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Course Code Unit Topic Headings Credits L / Week
PS MB-104
Medical
Microbiology
&
Immunology I Advances in medical Microbi ology : (15 L)
1.1 Emerging Diseases :-
Detailed Study of following infections including Etiology, Transmission, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, Lab. diagnosis, Prophylaxis, and Treatment:-- 4 01

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 AIDS , MOTT (mycobacteria other than TB) Legionellosis,
Chicken gueniea, Cholera caused by V.cholerae 0139,Conditions caused by Helicobactor pyolari, SARS.
II Epidemiology of infectious diseases : (15 L)
2.1 Historical aspects-definition 2.2 Descriptive Epidemiology-aims and uses 2.3 Host parasite interactions in the cause of diseases
2.4 Epidemiological principals in prevention and control of
Diseases 2.5 Measures of risks : freque ncy measures, morbidity
frequency measures, mort ality frequency measures
natality(birth) measures, measures of association, measures of public health impact. 2.6 Public health surveillance: purpose and characteristics , identifying health problems for surveillance, collecting data for surveillance, analyzing and interpreting data, disseminating data and interpretation, evaluating and improving surveillance. 01
III Immune system and health part I; (15 L)
3.1 Immune response to in fectious diseases:--
a) Immune response to Prions, b) Immune response to viral infections- HIV/AIDS-HIV and the im mune system-Influenza-
AvianH5N1.
c) Immune response to Bacterial diseases-
Difference in the Immune res ponse to extracellular and
intracellular bacteria : Diphtheria, Tuberculosis
d) Microbial ways of evading immune system. 01

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IV
Recent advances in immunology: I mmuno biology (15 L)
4.1Recent advances in Innate immunity including receptors
involved and signaling system. Physiological & immunological barriers. 4.2 the cellular players : Phagocytic cells, Lymphocytic cells,
DCs. 4.3 The innate immune response: Inflammation, Acute
Phase Reaction
4.4 Molecular basis of div ersity of immunoglobulin
molecules .
4.5 Multigene organization of Ig genes.
4.6 Variable-Region Gene Rearrangements. 4.7 Mechanim of Variable-Region DNA Rearrangements. 4.8 Generation of antibody diversity.
4.9 Manipulations of the immune response .

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 SEMESTER  I PRACTICALS (PSMBP-104)

UReferences:-
Unit I
1. Clinics in laboratory medicine , Emerging Infections and their causative agents. September 2004
vol. 24 no. 3.
2. Textbook of Microbiology 8 Pth
P edition 2009-Ananthnarayan & Paniker-University press
Unit II
1. Principles of epidemiology in public health practices 3 Prd
P edition
( 30TUwww.cdc.gov/training/products U30T/ss1000)
2. Basic lab methods in medical bacteriology, WHO Geniva.
3. Medical laboratory technology by Godkar.
Problem solving exercises in medical micr obiology based on diseases caused by-
HIV, MOTT, Chickengunia, Helicobacter, Vibrio cholerae 0139. Diagnosis for HIV
1.CD4 lymphocyte count for AIDS
2.ELISA for AIDS, Diagnosis for MOTT 3.Acid fast staining for MOTT 4.Mono - Spot Test for diagnosis of Chickengunia (Demonstration expt.)
Diagnosis for V.c.0139 5.Cholera red test, String test, Oxidase tes t, Biochemical tests, & isolation on TCBS
medium for identification of Vibrio cholerae 0139.
6.serological diagnosis for V.c.0139 using specific monotypic antisera
Diagnosis for Helicobacter pyolari 7..HPSA (Helicobacter pyolari ) detection fr om stool sample. (Dem onstration expt.)
(kit method) 8..Study of virulence factors- Phagocytosis & Phagocytic index
9.Collection of human blood & separation of mononuclear cells by ficoll hypaque
density gradient centrifugation,
10. Counting of viable cells by trypan blue.
11.For internal assessment: Case study for epidemiology of the diseases included in unit I (Theory)- students
have to collect data and interpret. This ca n be done from Net or approaching NGO,s
”SEHAT”.
Collection of data, criteria, methodology etc. Assignment to be submitted.

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 4. Handbook of Epidemiology- W. Ahrens, I. Pigeot Springer- Verlag Berlin Herdelberg (2005).
5. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice - Robert H Friis & Thomas A. Sellers 3 Prd
P edition-
Jones & Bartlett publishers.
6. Textbook of preventive and Co mmunity medicine- Park & Park.
7. Infectious disease surveillance by Niku chia Nikanatha Blackwell Publishing 2005.
Unit III
1. Immunology – Essential and Fundamental, Sulabha Pathak and Urmi Palan. 3 Prd
P edition Capital
publishing company.
2. Immunology- Kuby 6 Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
3. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education.
4. Immunology an introduction- 4 Pth
P edition- Ian R. Tizard-Thomson.
Unit IV
1. Immunology – Essential and Fundamental, Sulabha Pathak and Urmi Palan. 3 Prd
P edition Capital
publishing company.
2. Immunology- Kuby 6 Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
3. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education.
4. Immunobiology –the immune syst em in health and disease 6 Pth
P ed.-Janeway.Travers.GS.

References for Practicals:

1.Medical laboratory t echnology- by Godkar.
2.Immunology-Essential & Fundamental-Sulbha Ph atak & Urmi Palan-3rd edition Capital
Publishing Company.
3 Clinical immunology – Prin ciple & Practice 3rd ed. 2008 (P art -11 –clinical diagnostic
immunology)
4. Bailey & Scott’s – diagnostic micro biology 11th edition – Betty Forbes.
5. Koneman’s Color Atlas & Text book of Diagnostic Microbiology 6th ed.









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M.Sc. Microbiology Detail Syllabus Semester II
PSMB-201

Course Code Title Credits
PSMB-201 Cell Biology & Virology (60L) 04

Unit I: (15L)
VIROLOGY (Animal Viruses)
1.1 Animal Viruses : Influenza viruses : Classification, Clinical
features, replication, geneti c variation, Treatment and
Surveillance (4L)
1.2 Rabies virus, epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Immunity,
Management of human rabies, Viral life cycle, genetic variation. ( 3 L )
1.3 Pox virus ; Clinical features, St ructure of virus, replication,
Vaccinia, orthopox virus, variola virus.
(4L)
1.4 Herpes Virus : Clinical signs and symptoms, varicella Zoster
virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus, Life cycle, laboratory diagnosis, treatment (4L) 01
Unit II: (15L)
VIROLOGY IN RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH
2.1)Human Immunodeficiency Viru s : transmission, epidemiology,
life cycle, prevention , Diagnosis.(4L)
2.2)Hepatitis Virus : Clinical fe atures, epidemiology, Laboratory
diagnosis, life cycle, Genetic diversity, prevention (3L) 2.3)New reemerging viruses, Evolut ion and adaptation, ecological
factors, climate variability, human factors- social behavior,
exposure to zoonotic diseases, human movement (4L) 01

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 2.4)Prions and Viroids, - CJD, BSE, Viruses and Cancer –
retrovirus, DNA tumor virus, adeno virus, HCC (5L)
Unit : III (15L)
CELL BIOLOGY(Cell division & Cell Cycle)
3.1Mechanism of cell division : M-phase, Mitosis, Cytokines (3L)
3.2 Cell cycle and Programmed cell death : Control system,
intracellular control of cell cycle events, Apoptosis, extracellular
control of cell growth and apoptosis (5L)
3.3 Cell Junctions and cell adhesion : Anchoring, adherence
junctions, Desmosomes, Gap j unctions, cell-cell adhesion,
Cadherins (3L)
3.4 Development of multicellula r organisms: Animal cell
development, Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila signaling
genes, gradient of nuclear gene regulatory protein, Dpp and Sog
set up, Neural development (4L) 01
Unit : IV CELL BIOLOGY(Cell Communication) (15L)
4.1 Germ cells and fertiliz ation, Meiosis, sex determination in
mammals, eggs, sperm, fert ilization (4L)
4.2 Cell communication : Extracellular signal molecules, nitric oxide
gas signal, classes of cell-surface receptor proteins (5L)
4.3 Signaling through enzyme linked cell surface receptors : Docking
sites, Ras , MAP kinase, Pl-3 kinase, TGF (3L)
4.4 Signaling in plants : Serine / Threo nine kinases, role of ethylene,
Phytochromes (3L) 01



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 PRACTICALS : PSMBP-201
SEMESTER II (60 Contact Hrs.)
1) Egg inoculation and cultivating animal virus in embryonated egg.
Demonstration (04)
2) Cultivation of macrophage cell lines and study of cell viability (06)
3) Study of Mitosis. (06)
4) Study of Meiosis (06)
5) Estimation of NO (Nitric Oxide) produced by Macrophages. (08)
6) Study of Phagocytosis using bacter ial culture / yeast cells (04)
7) Study of Cell membrane integrity using uptake of neutral red. (04)
8) Writing Research Paper –w.r.t. Techni ques used to study cell cycle. (06)
9) Review on Cell – Cell communication. (06)
10) Assignment on Animal viruses – Epidemiology, Transmission (06)
11) Presentation of Assignment – Cell Biology (04)
REFERENCES :
1) General Virology – Luria
2) Introduction to Plant Virology – BOS, I. Longman, London, NY.
3)Animal Virology – Fenner and White. Academic Press. NY
4)Chemistry of Viruses – Knight C. Springer Verlag. NY
5)Virology – Delbecco and Giasber g. Harper and Ravi Pub. NY.
6)Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics – Edward Birge 7)Microbial and Plant Protoplasts – Perberely 8)Principlesof Virology –Flint, Enquist, Racaniello and Skalka, Vol I & II. ASM,
9)Understanding Viruses – Teri Shors. Jones and Bartlett pub.
10)Molecular Biology of The Cell – Albert , Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and
Walter. 11)Molecular Cell Biology. Lodish , Birk, and Zipursky. Freeman
12) The Structure and Dynamics of Ce ll Membrane. – Lipowsky and Sackmann.
Elsevier. 13)Cell Movements : from Molecules to Motility- Bray Garland Pub. NY.

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Course code: PSMB-202
(Microbial Genetics)
Semester II
Course Code Title Credits
PSMB-202 Microbial Genetics (60L) 04
Unit I Viral genetics, gene transfer [15L]
1.1Viral genetics [5L]
A. Mapping the Bacteriophage genome.
i. Phage phenotypes
ii. Genetic recombination in phages
iii. Genetic fine structure mapping
iv. Deletion mapping
B. Genes within genes : Bacteriophage Φ X174
C. Constructing phage vectors- phage displ ay vectors, suicide vectors, combining
phage vectors and transposons
1.2 Gene Transfer [10L]
A. Drug resistance and gene transfer in bacteria.
B. Genetic exchange in Bacteria – An overview
C. Mutant phenotypes in bacteria
D. Basic test for transformation, conjugation and transduction
E. Transformation:
i. The transforming principle
ii. Natural competency
iii. Process of natural transformation- Bacillus subtilis (in detail)
iv. Overview of transformation in Streptococcus pneumonia &
Haemophilus influenza
v. Artificial transformation
vi. Transformation and gene mapping
F. Conjugation:
i. Discovery of conjugation
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 iii. The conjugation machinery and transfer of DNA
iv. F P+
PX F P-
P mating
v. Hfr formation and conjugation
vi. Formation of F primes and transfer from one cell to another
vii. Genetic uses of F’
viii. Gene mapping using Hfr crosses and 50% rule.
ix. Mapping closely linked genes
x. Mobilization of nonconjugable plasmids by
xi. Conjugation from prokaryotes to eukaryotes
G. Transduction:
i. Discovery
ii. Generalized transduction
iii. P1 as model of generalized transduction
iv. Specialized transduction- λ phage as model system
v. LFT & HFT lysate Making merodiploids with specialized transducing
phage Moving mutations from plasmids to specialized transducing
phage to chromosome
Unit II: Transposable genetic elements, genetic basis of cancer(15L)
2.1Transposable genetic elements [6L] A. Transposable Elements in Prokaryotes : An Overview
The medical Significance of Bacterial Transposons
B. Transposable Elements in Eukaryotes
Ac and Ds Elements in Maize P Elements and Hybrid Dysgenesis in Drosophila Mariner, an Ancient and Widespread Transposon
C. Retrotransposons
Retroviruslike Elements Retroposons
D. The Genetic and Evolutionary Significance of Transposable Elements
Transposons and Genome Organization
Transposons and Mutation
Rearrangement of Immunoglobulin Genes Evolutionary Issues Concerning Transposable Elements 01

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 2.2 Genetic basis of cancer [9L]
A. A Common Killer
B. Cancer: A Genetics Disease
The Many Forms of Cancer
Cancer and the Cell Cycle A Genetics Basis for Cancer
C. Oncogenes
Tumor-Inducing Retroviruses and Viral Oncogenes
Cellular Homologs of Viral Oncogenes: The Proto-Oncogenes Mutant Cellular Oncogenes and Cancer Chromosome Rearrangement and Cancer
D. Tumor Supressor Genes
Inherited Cancers and Knudson’s Two-Hit Hypothesis
Cellular Roles of Tumor Suppressor Proteins
E. Genetic Pathways to Cancer
Unit III: Developmental genetics (15L)
3.1 Developmental genetics [5L]
A. Cloning Experiments
B. The Genetics of Pattern Formation in Drosophila
C. Homeobox Genes in other Organisms
D. The Genetics of Flower Development in Arabidopsis
E. Programmed Cell Death in Development
F. Evo-Devo: The Study of Evolution and Development

3.2The genetic control of animal development [10L]
A. Stem Cell Therapy: A Brave New World?
B. The Process of Development in Animals
i. Oogenesis and fertilization
ii. The Embryonic Cleavage Divisions and Blastula Formation
iii. Gastrulation and Morphogenesis
C. Genetic Analysis of Development in Model Organisms
i. Drosophila as a Model Organism
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 D. Genetic Analysis of Development Pathways
i. Sex Determination in Drosophila
ii. Sex Determination in Caenorhabditis
E. Molecular Analysis of Genes Involved in Development
F. Maternal Gene Activity in Development
i. Maternal-Effect Genes
ii. Determination of the Dorsal-Ventral and Anterior-Posterior
Axes in Drosophila Embryos
G. Zygotic Gene Activity in Development
i. Body Segmentation
ii. Specification of Cell Types
iii. Organ Formation
Unit IV: Applications and ethics of genetic technology [15L]
4.1Mapping Human Genes at the Molecular Level RFLPs as Genetic Markers Linkage Analysis Using RFLPs
Positional Cloning: The Gene for Neurofibromatosis
The Candidate Gene Approach: The Gene for Marfan Syndrome Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) Gene Mapping
4.2 Genetic Disorders: Diagnosis and Screening
Prenatal Genotyping for Mutations in the β- Globin Gene
Prenatal Diagnosis of sickle-Cell Anemia
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Genetic Screening DNA Microarrays and Genetic Screening Genetic Testing and Ethical Dilemmas
4.3 Treating Disorders with Gene Therapy
Gene Therapy for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCRID)
Problems and Failures in Gene Therapy The Future of Gene Therapy: New Vectors and Target-Cell Strategies Ethical Issues and Gene Therapy
4.4 DNA Fingerprints
Minisatellites (VNTRs) and Microsatellites (STRs) Forensic Applications of DNA Fingerprints 01

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 4.5 Genome Projects Use Recombinant DNA technology
The Human Genome Project: An overview The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Program
After the Genome Projects
4.6 Biotechnology is an Outgrowth of Recombinant DNA Technology
Insulin Production by Bacteria Transgenic Animal Hosts a nd Pharmaceutical Products
Transgenic Crop Plants and Herbicide Resistance
4.7 Marshalling recombinant DNA technology to fight AIDS

SEMESTER II
PRACTICALS : PSMBP- 202 (60 Contact Hrs)
List of practicals for semester II
1) Transformation
2) Conjugation, zygotic induction
3) Transduction
4) Identification of phage nucleic acid
5) Curing of plasmids
6) Study of transposable elements
7) Isolation of host range mutants
8) Problems on gene transfer mechanisms
9) Problems on viral genetics
10) Cancer genetics- visit to ACTREC
References:
Unit I:
i. Principles of Genetics, Third edition by D. Peter Snustad & Michael J. Simmons
[pg 396 – pg 414]
ii. Fundamental Bacterial Genetics by Nancy Trun and Janine Trempy – chapters 8,
10 and 11.
iii. Snustad and Simmons 3 Prd
P edition [pg 418 – 435]
Unit II:

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 i. Principles of Genetics, Third edition by D. Peter Snustad & Michael J. Simmons [pg
440-458, 695-704]
Unit III:
i. Genetics, Second edition by Benjamin A. Pierce [pg. 608-619]
ii. Principles of Genetics, Third Edition by D. Peter Snustad & Michael J. Simmons [
629- 648]
Unit IV:
i. Concept of Genetics, Seventh Edition by William S. Klug & Michael R.
Cummings [pg 524-540]
ii. Recombinant DNA by J.D. Watson (2 Pnd
P edition) [pg 486-504]

LIST OF REFERENCES FO R MICROBIAL GENTEICS.

1. Watson, Baker, Bell, Gann, Levine, Losick, “Molecular Biology of the Gene”, Fifth
Edition, Pearson Education (LPE)
2. Trun, Trempy, “Fundamental Bacterial Genetics”, Blackwell Publishing
3. Russell, P.J., “iGenetics- A Molecular Approach”, Third Edition, Pearson
International Edition
4. Snustad & Simmons, “Principals of Genetics”, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons
Inc
5. Watson, Gilman, Witkowski, Zoller, “Recombinant DNA”, Second Edition,
Scientific American Books
6. Klug & Cummings, “Concepts of Genetics”, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education
(LPE)
7. Pierce, B.A., “Genetics- A Conceptual Approach”, Second Edition, W. H. Freeman
& Co
8. Lewin, B., “Genes-IX”, Jones and Bartlett Publishers



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 PSMB‐203  Microbial  Biochemistry  
THEORY: SEMESTER  –II 
Course Code Unit Topic Headings   Credits L/ 
Sem 
PSMB‐203 
Microbial  
Biochemistry    
  I  ANALYTICAL  BIOCHEMISTRY  
 
1.1. Determination  of molecular  weights, purity, length and volume of 
organic compounds  
1.2. Extraction,  purification,  application  and analysis of proteins, 
carbohydrates  and lipids. 
i. General methods of extraction:  salting out, use of organic solvents 
ii.  purification:  chromatographic  techniques  
iii.  mass determination:  ultracentrifuge,  GC‐MS 
iv. structure  determination:  X‐ray diffraction,   
v.  location: Confocal spectroscopy  
1.3. Methods of analysis:  
i.  Proteins,  
ii. carbohydrates  
iii. lipids 
iv. other organic compounds  
(problem  solving under all heads.) 4 
 
 
   
 
 15 
 
02 
06 
  
 
   02 
02 
02 
01 
 
  II  Enzymeology  
2.1. Enzyme kinetics: Discovery  of enzymes,  enzyme terminology,  basic 
aspects of chemical kinetics, kinetics of enzyme catalyzed  reactions,  
enzyme inhibition(reversible  and irreversible),  specific examples  – effect 
of pH on enzyme activity( Fumerase),  Enzyme action by X‐ray 
crystallography,  nerve gas and its significance,  HIV enzyme inhibitors  and 
drug design( Problems  solving) 
2.2. Enzyme regulation:  Phosphofructokinase  as allosteric  enzyme, general 
properties  of asllosteric  enzymes,  two themes of allosteric  regulations,  
regulation  by covalent modification,  regulation  by multienzyme  
complexes  and multifunctional  enzymes,  specific example‐ the blood 
coagulation  cascade (problem  solving) 
2.3. Mechanisms  of enzyme catalysis:  five themes that occur in discussing  
enzymatic  reactions,  detailed mechanisms  of enzyme catalysis for 
example‐ serine proteases,  ribonucleases,  triose phosphate  isolmerase,  
lysozyme,  lactate and alcohol dehydrogenases,  catalytic antibodies  ( 
Problem solving). 15 
05 
    
05 
    
 
05 
  III  SIGNALLING  AND STRESS 
3.1. Introduction  to two‐component  signaling systems:  
i. Response  by facultative  anaerobes  to anaerobiosis,  nitrate and nitrite, 
nitrogen supply, inorganic  phosphate  supply 
ii. Effect of oxygen and light on the expression  of photosynthetic  genes in 
purple photosynthetic  bacteria, response  to osmotic pressure and 
temperature,  response  to potassium  ion and external osmolarity,  
response  to carbon sources 15 
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 iii. Bacterial response  to environmental  stress‐ heat‐shock response,   
repairing damaged  DNA, the SOS response,  oxidative  stress,  
3.2. Synthesis  of virulence  factors in response  to temperature,  pH, 
nutrient, osmolarity  and quorum sensors, chemotaxis,  photoresponses,  
aerotaxis,   
3.3. Bacterial development  and quorum sensing: Myxobacteria,  
Caulobacter,   bioluminescence,  systems similar to LuxR/LuxI  in 
nonluminescent  bacteria, biofilms.  
05 
 05 
  IV  MICROBIAL  DEGRADTION  
4.1. Degradation  of aromatic and alycyclic compounds ‐ important  
organisms,  use of mixed cultures and manipulation  of degradative  genes, 
common pathways  of aromatic degradation,  aerobic and anaerobic  
degradation  of aromatic compounds,  aromatic and heterocyclic  
compounds  with economical  and ecotoxicological  significance(phenolic  
pesticides,  pthallic acid esters, lignoslphonates,  surfactants,  dyes and 
aromatics  released during combustion.)  
4.2. Biotransformation  of polycyclic  aromatic hydrocarbons(  PAHs)‐ 
Naphthalene,  phenanthralene,  anthracene,  alycyclic and higher aliphatic 
hydrocarbons,  halogenated  aliphatics,  branched  chain alkanes and alkenes 
4.3. Biochemical  mechanisms  of pesticide detoxification   
06 
 
 
   06 
 
 03 
 
PRACTICAL:(PSMBP—203):  
Course Code  Topic Headings   Credits L/ Week 
PSMBP‐203  
MICROBIAL  
BIOCHEMISTRY  
( 60 CONTACT  HOURS) ANALYTICAL  BIOCHEMISTRY  
1. Differential  extraction  with buffers,  
2. purification  strategy  
3. Purification  and concentration  by precipitation ‐ by 
decrease of pH, decrease in ionic strength,  salting 
out, organic solvents, organic polymers,  
denaturation   
4. Aqueous‐ two phase partitioning  2  04 
  ENZYMOLOGY  
5. purification  of an extracellular  enzyme( β‐
amylase) by salting out and dialysis 
6. Enzyme kinetics‐effect of enzyme concentration,  
substrate  concentration,  pH , temperature  and 
inhibitors  on enzyme activity,  
7. Demonstration  of proteolytic  activity 
8. Determination  of glucose isomerase  present 
intracellularly  in Bacillus sp.  

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   SIGNALLING  AND STRESS 
9. Adaptation  of E. coli to anaerobiosis  
10. Chemotaxis  of Pseudomonas  
11. Effect of temperature  and water activity on 
swarming  of Proteus 
12. Different  bacteriolytic  response  associated  with 
addition of lysozyme  and salt.. 
  MICROBIAL  DEGRADTION  
13. Microbial  degradation  of polycyclic  aromatic 
hydrocarbons(PAHs) ‐ enrichment,  isolation and 
screening  of bacteria 
14. PAH degradation  studies 
15. Plasmid curing and determination  of chemotaxis  
by drop assay method  
 
 REFERENCES:  
Theory:  
Unit I:    Biochemistry  3rd edition, Mathew,  Van Holde and Ahern , Pearson Education  
Principles  of Biochemistry,  4th edition, Zubey 
Principles  of Biochemistry,  
Hor t on and M or an , Scrimgeour  Pears Rawn 
Principles  of Biochemistry,   Lehninger  A.L., Cox and Nelson, CBS publishers  and Distributors  
Pvt. Ltd. 1994 
Unit II: Principles  of Biochemistry,   Lehninger  A.L., Cox and Nelson, CBS publishers  and Distributors  Pvt. Ltd. 
1994 
  Biochemistry  by Conn and Stumph 
Unit III: The physiology  and biochemistry  of prokaryotes  , White D., Oxford University  Press, 2000 
Unit IV:  Biotechnology  H.J. Rehm and G. Reed (ed.), Volume 6a. Biotransformations,  Verlag and 
Chemie, 1984  
Introduction  to bacterial metabolism  Doelle H.W., Academic  Press, 1975 
Microbial  ecology , Atlas RM and Bartha, Addison Wesley Longman  Inc. 1998. 
Practical:   
a. Laboratory  manual in biochemistry  byJayaraman   J. , New Age International  Publishers  
b. An introduction  to practical biochemistry  3 Prd
P edition, David T Plummer,  Tata McGraw Hill edition 1998 
c. Experimental  biochemistry  –A student companion,  Rao Beedu, S. Deshpande,  IK international  Pvt. Ltd. 
d. Laboratory  manual in biochemistry,  Immunology  and Biotechnology,  Nigam A and Ayyagiri A. Tata 
McGraw Hill edition  
e. Source of Experiments  for teaching Microbiology,  Primrose and Wardlaw  
f. Microbial  Physiology  and Biochemistry  Laboratory  manual: A quantitative  approach  , David White 

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 g. Principles  and techniques  of practical biochemistry,  4 Pth
P edition, Wilson K. and Walker J.( Ed.) 
Cambridge  University  
SEMESTER II
PSMB-204- Medical Mi crobiology & Immunology
Course Code
PSMB-204 Unit Topic Headings Credits L / Week
PS MB-204
Medical
Microbiology
&
Immunology I UAdvances in medical Microbiology : U(15 L)
1.1 Emerging Diseases :-
Detailed Study of following infections including Etiology, Transmission, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations,
Lab. diagnosis, Prophylaxis, and Treatment.
Dengue, Listeriosis, VRE (Vancomycin Resistant enterococci)Leptospirosis, Hepatitis non A , Swine flu, conditions caused by Campylobacter , and prions

4 01
II UClinical Research: U(15 L)
2.1 Introduction to Clinical Research.
a. Good Clinical practice Guidelines
b. Ethical aspects of Clinical Research
c. Regulatory Requirements in clinical
research
d. Clinical Research Methodologies and
Management
e. Clinical Data Management and Statistics
in Clinical Research.
U2.2 Modern Diagnostic Methods:
a) -Advances in Molecular and Immunological
Techniques.
b) -Microarrays.
c) -Advances in Fluorescence Technology.
01
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 U3.1 Recent advances in immune tolerance
a) -Central Tolerance
b) -Peripheral Tolerance
c) -Tolerance Induction
d) -T-cell Tolerance
e) -B-cell Tolerance
f) -Incomplete Tolerance
g) -Duration of Tolerance
U3.2 Recent advances in autoimmunity
a) -Interplaying Factors
b) -Triggering Factors
c) -Mechanisms of Damage
d) -Organ Specific Autoimmune Diseases
e) -Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
f) -Animal Models for Autoimmune Diseases
g) -Proposed Mechanisms for Induction of
Autoimmunity
h) -Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
U3.3 Transplantation & Transfusion Immunology
a) -Antigens Involved in Graft Rejection
b) -Allorecognition
c) -Graft Rejection-Role of APC’s & Effector Cells
d) -Graft v/s Host Diseases
e) -Immuno Suppressive Therapies
f) -Blood Transfusion:--
i. ABO & Rh Blood Groups
ii. Potential Transfusion Hazards
iii. Transfusion Alternatives
U3.4 Cancer immunology.
a) -Cancer:Origin & Terminology
b) -Malignant Transformation of Cells
c) -Oncogenes & Cancer Induction
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 e) -Tumor Antigens
f) -Tumor Evasion of the Immune System
g) -Cancer Immuno Therapy
IV UChallenges in immune system U(15 L)
U4.1 Recent advances in vaccines
a) -Challenges faced
b) -HIV
c) -Measles
d) -T.B.
U4.2 Immunodeficiency diseases
a) -Primary Immunodeficiency
b) -Defects in the Compliment System
c) -Treatment Approaches for Immunodeficiency
d) -Animal Models of Primary Immunodeficiency
e) -Secondary Immunodeficiency & AIDS
U4.3 Adversarial strategies to overcome immune response
a) -microbial strategies in relation to the immune
response
b) -Inflammation Revisited
c) -Protective Response Against Bacteria
d) -The Habitat of Intracellular Bacteria
e) -Immunity to Fungi
f) -Immunity to Parasitic Infection 01

SEMESTER II PRACTICALS (PSMBP-204)
Problem solving exercises in medical microbiology wi th appropriate tests for the diagnosis of
diseases :
1.Rapid identification for Dengue virus(IgM &IgG)kit method “TULIP”
Immunochromatography (Demonstration Experiment )
2.Diagnosis for VRE: Isolation using Bile Esculin agar, PYR test.
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 4. Diagnosis for VRE: MIC using High Comb MIC Test.
5. Diagnosis for Leptospirosis: Spirochaete staining. 6. Diagnosis for Hepatitis Non- A:ELISA. 7. Diagnosis for Swine flu-H1N1:Heamagglutination & Heamagglutination inhibition test.
8.Immunoelectrophoresis of proteins – Human serum
9.Determination of ABO & Rh – Antibody titre
10.Major & Minor cross matching of blood. 11.SRID: For detection of immune deficiency and Complement deficiency.
12. Students will have to submit an assignment on clinical trials
UReferences:
Unit I
1. Clinics in laboratory medicine, Emerging Inf ections and their causative agents. September
2004 vol. 24 no. 3.
2. Textbook of Microbiology 8 Pth
P edition 2009-Ananthnarayan & Paniker-University press
3. (Some more References to be cited.)

Unit II a.
1. Textbook of clinical trials- editors David Machim, Simson Day & Sylvan Green-John Wiley
& Sons.
2. Management of Data in Clinical Trials- Eleanor McFadden M.A. - John Wiley & Sons.
3. Clinical Trials- Issues and Approaches- Edited by Stanley H. Shapiro, Thomas A. Louis-
Marcel Dekker Inc. New York.
b.
1. Immunology- Kuby 6
Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education.
3. Immunology an introduction- 4 Pth
P edition- Ian R. Tizard-Thomson.
4. Roitt’s Essential Immunology 12 Pth
P edition- Wiley- Blackwell.
5. Koneman’s color Atlas & Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology 6 Pth
P edition-Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins

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Unit III a.
1. Immunology- Kuby 6
Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. Immunology-Essential & Fundamental edited by Sulbha Pathak & Urmi Palan-3 Prd
P edition-
Central Publishing Company.
3. Immunology an introduction- 4 Pth
P edition- Ian R. Tizard-Thomson.
b.
1. 1. Immunology- Kuby 6 Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. Immunology-Essential & Fundamental edit ed by Sulbha Pathak & Urmi Palan-3 Prd
P edition-
Central Publishing Company.
3. Immunology an introduction- 4 Pth
P edition- Ian R. Tizard-Thomson.
4. Roitt’s Essential Immunology 12 Pth
P edition- Wiley- Blackwell.
5. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education.
6. Immuno Biology-the immune system in health & disease-6 Pth
P edition-Janeway, Travers-GS.
c.
1. 1. Immunology- Kuby 6 Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education.
3. Immunology-Essential & Fundamental edited by Sulbha Pathak & Urmi Palan-3 Prd
P edition-
Central Publishing Company.
d.
1. Immunology- Kuby 6 Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. Immunology-Essential & Fundamental edit ed by Sulbha Pathak & Urmi Palan-3 Prd
P edition-
Central Publishing Company.
3. Immunology an introduction- 4 Pth
P edition- Ian R. Tizard-Thomson.
4. Roitt’s Essential Immunology 12 Pth
P edition- Wiley- Blackwell.
5. The Elements of immunology- Fahim Halim Khan- Pearson Education
Unit IV
a. 1. Current Published papers on recent ad vances in relevant vaccines to be referred.
b.
1. Immunology- Kuby 6
Pth
P edition W. H. Freeman and company- New York.
2. Roitt’s Essential Immunology 12 Pth
P edition- Wiley- Blackwell.
c.
1. Roitt’s Essential Immunology 12 Pth
P edition- Wiley- Blackwell.

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 2. The Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease- Cedric A . Mims.ELBS.
References for Practicals:
1.Medical laboratory technology- by Godkar.
2.Immunology-Essential & Fundamental-Sulbha Phatak & Urmi Palan-3rd edition Capital
Publishing Company.
3 Clinical immunology – Principle & Practice 3rd ed. 2008 (Part -11 –clinical diagnostic
immunology)
4. Bailey & Scott’s – diagnostic micr obiology 11th edition – Betty Forbes.
5. Koneman’s Color Atlas & Text book of Diagnostic Microbiology 6th ed.

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Modality of Assessment:

Internal Assessment - 40% 40 marks.
a) Theory 40 marks
Sr No Evaluation type Marks
1 Two Assignments/Case study/Project 20
2 One class Test (multiple choice questions / objective) 10
3 Active participation in routine class instructional
deliveries(case studies/ seminars//presentation) 05
4 Overall conduct as a respons ible student, manners, skill
in articulation, leadersh ip qualities demonstrated
through organizing co-curricular activities, etc. 05

b) Practicals : 20 marks
Sr No Evaluation type Marks
1 Two best practicals 10
2 Journal 05
3 Viva 05

B ) External examination - 60 %
Semester End Theory Assessment - 60% 60 marks
i. Duration - These examin ations shall be of three hours duration.
ii. Theory question paper pattern :-
1. There shall be five questions each of 12 marks. On each unit there will be
one question & fifth one will be based on all th e four units .
2. All questions shall be compulsory with internal choice within the questions.
Each question will be of 20 to 23 marks with options.
3. Questions may be sub divided into sub questions a, b, c, d & e only & the
allocation of marks depends on the weightage of the topic.
Practical Examination Pattern:
Semester I:
Practical Course : In ternal External Total
PSMBP-101 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-102 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-103 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-104 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks

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 Semester II:

Practical Course : In ternal External Total
PSMBP-201 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-202 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-203 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks
PSMBP-204 20 marks 30 marks 50 marks

Internal Practical Examination (20 marks)






Semester I-Internal Practical Examination
Practical Course : Journal-
Marks Assignment
/Viva
Seminar Marks Pract test-
02
Marks Total
PSMBP-101 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-102 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-103 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-104 05 05 10 20
Semester II-Internal Practical Examination
Practical Course : Journal-
Marks Assignment
/Viva
Seminar Marks Pract test-
02
Marks Total
PSMBP-201 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-202 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-203 05 05 10 20
PSMBP-204 05 05 10 20

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 Overall Examination Pattern

Semester I

Co
ursPSMB-
101 PSMB-
102 PSMB-103 PSMB-104 Grand
Total
Int
er
nal Ext
ern
al To
tal Int
ern
al Ext
ern
al To
tal Inter
nal Ext
ern
al To
tal Inte
rnal Exte
rnal Total
The
ory 40 60 10
0 40 60 10
0 40 60 10
0 40 60 100 400
Pra
ctic
als 20 30 50 20 30 50 20 30 50 20 30 50 200



Semester II

Course PSMB-
201 PSMB-202 PSMB-2 03 PSMB-204 Grand
Total
Int
ern
al Exte
rnal Tot
al Inte
rnal Exte
rnal Tot
al Intern
al Exte
rnal Tot
al Inte
rnal Exter
nal Tota
l
Theory 40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 400
Practic
als 20 30 50 20 30 50 20 30 50 20 30 50 200


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