MIMM 211 Lecture Notes - Acanthuridae, Nucleoside, Exponential Growth

• School: McGill University
• Department: Microbiology and Immun (Sci)
• Course: MIMM 211
• Professor: Benoit Cousineau

Document Summary

Dr. benoit cousineau lyman duff medical building, room 617. [phone] benoit. cousineau@mcgill. ca. Text : prescott, harley and klein"s microbiology 7 th edition. Computer support (1) : www. mcgill. ca/webct by: course outline, important dates, midterm wednesday october 21st. Lectures 1-15 only: all lectures in pdf format, audio and visual recording of lectures by instructional communication. Course evaluation : midterm exam (50q) 25% of course grade (l1-15, final exam (150q) 75% of course grade (l16-39) What is microbiology? (1) microbial biology, (2) biology of microorganisms, (3) study of microscopic organisms. Chapter 1, the history and scope of microbiology. Microbio : size of organisms studied (cannot be seen by the eye). set of techniques used to study the organisms (microscope, grow pure cultures) Microorganisms can be found everywhere in various conditions (-40 to 300. They can be useful to humans (food, biotechnology) or harmful (import historical impacts such as plague, malaria, aids). Fine structure: nutrition, reproduction, physiology, genetics, classification, evolution, distribution;