Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Bacteriology Laboratory
Course Code: BYL362
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 2
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Recognition bacteria cells and isolation and apply different methods for identification of unknown bacterial species

Course Content

Natural spring of Bacteria, cholony characteristics and determination of classification

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Esin POYRAZOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the isolation and diagnosis of bacterial cultures
2.Learning to distinguish between selective and discriminative media
3.To learn methods for the identification of different bacterial groups
4.To learn the isolation and diagnosis of bacterial cultures
5.To learn the isolation of lactic acid bacteria
6.Learning about Bacillus isolation from soil
7.Learning how to isolate Staphylococcus from skin
8.To understand its relationship with humans by bacteriological examination of samples taken from the throat
9.To understand the importance of bacteria in terms of public health by microbiological examination of meat
10.Learning how to count live microorganisms
11.Learning the dilution counting method
12.To learn the counting method under the microscope
13.Understanding the bacterial growth curve
14.To learn to determine the enzyme activity of microorganisms
15.To learn the fermentation methods of carbohydrates
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Brock Biology of Microorganisms. Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Benjamin Cummings, 2014
2.•Willey, J.M., Sherwood, L.M. and Woolverton, C.J. Prescott, Harley, and Klein’s Microbiology, 7th Ed, Mc Graw Hill Higher Education, 2008.
3.Kim, B.H. and Gadd, G.M., Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism,1th Ed, Cambridge University Press, 2008
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Laboratory
Isolation and diagnosis of bacterial cultures
Week 2 - Laboratory
Selective and differential mediums
Week 3 - Laboratory
Identification of different groups of bacteria
Week 4 - Laboratory
Isolation of lactic acid bacteria
Week 5 - Laboratory
Isolation of Bacillus from soil
Week 6 - Laboratory
Isolation of Staphylococcus from human skin
Week 7 - Laboratory
Bacteriological investigation of samples from the human throat
Week 8 - Laboratory
Subject repetition (Midterm)
Week 9 - Laboratory
Microbiological examination of meat
Week 10 - Laboratory
Live microorganism count
Week 11 - Laboratory
Counting by dilution method, counting under the microscope
Week 12 - Laboratory
Bacterial growth curve
Week 13 - Laboratory
Enzyme activity of microorganisms
Week 14 - Laboratory
Fermentation of carbohydrates
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Laboratory140228
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
OÇ-2
3
4
4
5
2
1
1
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3
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3
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4
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3
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3
4
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3
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4
3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-6
3
4
4
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4
4
4
OÇ-7
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-8
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
OÇ-9
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
OÇ-10
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
OÇ-11
3
3
3
3
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4
3
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3
3
3
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3
3
3
OÇ-13
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-14
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-15
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026