Information Package / Course Catalogue
Bacterial Diseases in the Fish
Course Code: MİK538
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to give information about bacterial diseases of fish.

Course Content

Bacteriological culture and identification of pathogenic fish bacteria. Biochemical identification tests, Technical methods, Preperation of media for culture, Techniques for the molecular identification of pathogenic fish bacteria.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. To be able to define bacterial diseases of fish
2.2. Having information about culture and identification of pathogen fish bacteria
3.3. Providing ability to evaluate these informations
4.To know bacterial fish vaccines.
5.Diagnosis of bacterial fish diseases.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
2.Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology
3.Bacterial Fish Pathogens: Disease of Farmed and Wild Fish
4.Veteriner Bakteriyoloji
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Culture and identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Culture and identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Culture and identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Biochemical identification tests
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Biochemical identification tests
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Technical methods
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Technical methods
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Discussion
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Preparing media for culture
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Preparing media for culture
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Molecular identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Molecular identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Molecular identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Molecular identification of pathogenic fish bacteria
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Practice1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Laboratory151520
Reading152025
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-3
4
4
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026