Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Bacteriology
Course Code: BYL322
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Showing the importance of prokaryotic diversity, metabolism, phylogeny, and the relationship people

Course Content

Learning Prokaryotic diversity and metabolism and ecology and systematic and isolation of bacteria and specifying bacteria effects on people

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hacı Halil BIYIK
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the differences in metabolic diversity
2.To understand the phototrophic aspect of life from the perspective of prokaryotes
3.To understand the importance of chemolithotrophy for living things
4.Understanding anaerobic respiration
5.To understand the relationship between fermentation, syntrophy and energy
6.To understand prokats with microbial evolution and systematics
7.To understand how to distinguish procathyotes from each other through their relationships with microbial taxonomy and phylogeny
8.Prokaryotic diversity: Understanding the relationship between Bacteria and other living things
9.Understanding Proteobacteria and the diversity and importance of the group
10.To learn the classification and isolation of Gram positive bacteria and Actinobacteria
11.To learn about Cyanobacteria and their importance and distribution
12.Learning about diversity and isolation with Chlamydia
13.Learning diversity and isolation with Flavobacteria
14.Prokaryotic diversity: Being able to learn its importance with Archaea and its differences with bacteria and eukaryotes
15.To understand microbial diseases transmitted from person to person and their importance for humans
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
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Metabolic diversity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Phototrophic life
Week 3 - Theoretical
Chemolithotroph
Week 4 - Theoretical
Anaerobic respiration
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fermentation and sintrofi
Week 6 - Theoretical
Microbial evolution and systematic
Week 7 - Theoretical
Microbial taxonomy and relationships to phylogeny
Week 8 - Theoretical
Subject repetition (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Prokaryotic diversity: Bacteria
Week 10 - Theoretical
Proteobacteria
Week 11 - Theoretical
Gram positive bacteria and Actinobacteria
Week 12 - Intermediate Exam
Cyanobacteria, Chylamidia, Flavobacteria
Week 13 - Theoretical
Prokaryotic diversity: Archaea
Week 14 - Theoretical
Microbial diseases transmitted from person to person
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150230
Reading102020
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-6
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
OÇ-7
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-8
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
OÇ-9
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-10
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-11
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-12
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-14
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
OÇ-15
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026