BMS360 Microbiology 3 (6)

This subject covers a range of bacterial species involved in a wide collection of infectious diseases. It covers the structure of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, bacterial toxins and virulence factors, specimen handling, antibacterial chemotherapy, human microbiome, organ infections, the infections of the compromised hosts, zoonosis, and diagnostic bacteriology with an emphasis on the new molecular diagnostic techniques used for identification, quantification of bacteria found in clinical patient samples and to diagnose the aetiological agents of infection in pathology laboratories.

Availability

Micro Session 4 (54)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: BMS360. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences

Assumed Knowledge

BMS358

Incompatible Subjects

BMS338

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to explain typical structure of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, bacterial taxonomy, toxins and virulence factors, metabolism, growth and gene transfer;
  • be able to justify methods, protocols and procedures used to collect, store and transport clinical specimen;
  • be able to explain and justify methods used in antibacterial chemotherapies and describe the mechanism of actions of antibiotics and the ways in which bacteria develop antibiotic resistance;
  • be able to evaluate the methods used in diagnostic bacteriology for the identification, quantification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria found in clinical patient samples;
  • be able to explain the anatomy of the skin, the skin microbiome and the bacterial skin infections and describe the common clinical manifestations associated with these types of infections;
  • be able to explain natural defenses of the eye and the type of eye diseases caused by bacterial infections;
  • be able to explain the general features of the Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the normal human microbiome of the GIT and evaluate the characteristics features of GIT infections caused by pathogenic bacteria;
  • be able to investigate the aetiology of sexually transmitted diseases caused by bacterial infections;
  • be able to investigate the type of bacteria that can cause infections in the upper and lower respiratory tract as well as the urinary tract; and
  • be able to investigate the bacterial infections of immuno-compromised hosts and identify vector-borne diseases.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Topic 1: Taxonomical classification and structure of bacteria;
  • Topic 2: Bacterial Toxins and Virulence Factors, Metabolism, Growth and Gene Transfer;
  • Topic 3: Antibacterial Chemotherapies;
  • Topic 4: Specimen Handling & Processing and Human Microbiome;
  • Topic 5: Diagnostic Bacteriology;
  • Topic 6: Skin Infections and microbiome;
  • Topic 7: Infections of the eye;
  • Topic 8: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections (GTIs);
  • Topic 9: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs);
  • Topics 10 and 11: Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections;
  • Topic 12: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs);
  • Topic 13: Infections of the Compromised Host; and
  • Topic 14: Zoonoses: Vector-Borne and Multisystem diseases.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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