BIO 220 - Microbiology

Institution:

Aquinas College - Tennessee

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Description:

4 Credit Hours Prerequisite: At least one semester of college-level Biology and/or Anatomy and Physiology I. This four-credit hour lab science addresses such topics as they apply to the microbial world, study of the structures and functions of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes, microbial genetics, microbial metabolism and growth requirements, control of their growth through such strategies of antimicrobial agents. Stress will be placed upon various viruses and groups of microorganisms as they relate to the health fields, their prominent characteristics and control measures as they are applied in clinical settings. Some basic principles of disease and immunology will be explored and illustrated using common diseases often encountered in the medical and nursing sciences as examples. The laboratory sessions will serve to reinforce and further illustrate the above by exposing students to such processes as culturing, microscopy, disinfection and sterilization and sterile technique.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aquinascollege.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 297-7545

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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