Basics of Medical Microbiology

What you’ll learn

At the end of the course, you would know who are the founding fathers of Microbiology, parts of a light Microscope, and cell culture techniques, In this course, you will learn how to classify microorganisms, how to use the correct nomenclature, the different staining techniques and factors involved in microbial growth

Requirements

Prerequisites: Basic Chemistry and Biology

Description

An Introduction to the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Topics include History of Microbiology, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells, Classification, Microscopy, Staining techniques, and Microbial growth and nutrition. Materials will include PowerPoint presentations, links to videos, and lecture notes. The course will take a month to complete. The course will be structured in such a way that there will be a progression from one concept to the next, although each lesson will be a stand alone. It will include laboratory aspects associated with Microbiology. Whether you are new to Microbiology, want to refresher course, or learn certain basic yet complex concepts, this course aims to deliver quality material which will make learning more engaging and Microbiology a more fascinating subject, specially as it relates to Medicine.
Who this course is for:

This is an introductory Microbiol