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MICROBIOLOGY

CODE 73092
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 2 cfu during the 1st year of 9289 IGIENE DENTALE(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/07
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Microorganisms have an extraordinary impact on the entire life and the composition of our planet. Microorganisms and humans have a very close relationship. 
    Some thousands of microbial species, collectively known as microbiota, live in our body and plays useful functions, while other species, pathogens, may cause morbidity. Upon the completion of this course the students should know the biology of the microorganisms and their strategies to cause diseases in humans and in particular in oral cavity

    TEACHING METHODS

    20 hours in classroom

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    -Main characteristics of prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses and their classification.
     -The host-microbe interactions (symbiosis, parasitism, opportunism, colonization, infection, disease).
     - Characteristics of bacteria (bacterial structure, growth and bacterial metabolism, overview of bacterial genetics) .
    -Bacterial pathogenicity and virulence factors (input, adherence to host tissue, invasion, permanence, exotoxins and endotoxins, hydrolytic enzymes, antifagocitari mechanisms).
    -Intracellular parasites and heterogeneity antigen.
    -Classification of antibiotics (beta-lactams, glycopeptides, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, quinolones, chloramphenicol, macrolides, clindamycin, oxazolidinones, streptogramins, nitroimidazoles, rifampin). 
    -Antibiotics: spectrum of activity, target, pharmacokinetics and mechanisms of drug resistance. Susceptibility and antimicrobial resistance  and quantitative and qualitative determination of antibiotic activity.  
    - General characteristics of viruses (structure and composition, viral classification, viral replication, viral genetics overview). 
    -Mechanism of viral penetration into the host, viral transmission, spreading, tropism, virulence and cytopathic effects, persistence, latency, reactivation). Antiviral drugs and resistances.
    - General characteristics of pathogenic fungi 
    -Main microbial species causing diseases
    -Oral Microbiology; oral microbiota, microorganisms causing caries, gengivitis, parodontitis..

     

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Microbiologia: AA.VV. Principi di microbiologia Medica. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    FRANCESCA ANGIERO (President)

    ANNA MARCHESE (President)

    GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI (President)

    GABRIELLA PIETRA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    march 2019

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    oral exam

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    The evaluation is carried out through the only final exam which seeks to ascertain the actual acquisition by the student of the expected learning results. To demonstrate their knowledge, the students will be able to know:
    -the main characteristics of prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses and their classification. The host-microbe interactions (symbiosis, parasitism, opportunism, colonization, infection, disease); 
    -the characteristics of bacteria (bacterial structure, growth and microbial metabolism, overview of bacterial genetics);
    -the bacterial pathogenicity and virulence factors (input, adherence to host tissue, invasion, permanence, exotoxins and endotoxins, hydrolytic enzymes, antiphagocytic mechanisms), intracellular parasites and heterogeneity antigen;
    -the major classes of chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics (beta-lactams, glycopeptides, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, quinolones, chloramphenicol, macrolides, clindamycin, oxazolidinones, streptogramins, nitroimidazoles, rifampin) and their main characteristics (spectrum of action, target, pharmacokinetics and mechanisms of drug resistance); 
    -susceptibility and antimicrobial resistance  and quantitative and qualitative determination of antibiotic activity;
    -the general characteristics of the viruses (structure and composition,  viral classification, viral replication, viral genetics overview);
    -the mechanism of viral penetration into the host,  viral transmission, spreading, tropism, virulence and cytopathic effects, persistence, latency, reactivation);
    -the antiviral drugs and resistances;
    -the general characteristics of pathogenic fungi.

    -the characteristics of the main species of medical interest

    -the characteristics of oral ecosystem, oral microbiota and pathogens causing caries, gengivitis, parodontitis..
    A minimum mark of 18/30 is required to pass the module. The mark 30/30 with any honors will correspond to an excellent knowledge of all argoments.

     

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    12/01/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2
    16/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2
    15/06/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2
    05/07/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2
    20/07/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2
    28/09/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale sede esame orale 12 Gennaio 2023 h 14.00 AULA 5, Polo Alberti. 16 Febbraio, 15 Giugno, 5 Luglio, 20 Luglio e 28 Settembre h 14.00 Auletta, Patologia Generale, Via LB Alberti, 2