4.00 credits
40.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Desguin Benoît; Michiels Thomas;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Chemistry, Biochemistry (metabolic pathways, acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions)
Biology (constituents of living matter, mechanisms of replication, transcription and translation of DNA, synthesis and addressing of proteins)
Notions of immunology (elementary mechanisms of the immune reaction, nature and production of antibodies)
Knowledge and skills developed in the courses LCHM1271A (Elements of biochemistry) and LBIO1223 (Molecular biology)
Main themes
The course is divided into two main sections corresponding to the type of microorganism studied. The Bacteriology part includes: the historical accounts of microbiology, the bacterial structure, physiology and metabolism, the diversity and classification of bacteria, the various ways to control microorganisms, microbial ecology, food and industrial microbiology and finally an introduction to descriptive epidemiology. In the Virology part, the following notions are explained and illustrated: structure of viruses and viral cycles, classification, interaction between host and virus (cellular transformation, latency, antigenic variation, cancer, oncogenes, HIV), use and manipulation of viruses, antiviral vaccination and antiviral agents, virus of plants, prions and non conventional viruses.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The main objectives of the Microbiology course is to establish the basic knowledge on microbes, mostly bacteria and viruses, and their relationships with other organisms, mainly plants and animals. Also included are the biochemical and molecular techniques and strategies used to study, but also to control, these microorganisms. |
Teaching materials
- Bactériologie : Dias du cours disponibles sur Moodle.
- Virologie : Dias du cours disponibles sur Moodle et site coordonné en support à l'enseignement de la virologie: https://www.virologie-uclouvain.be
Faculty or entity
BIOL
