| No: | Topic: | Lecturer: | Date: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | Introduction to Microbiology | WDG/PHW/AJC | 1/2/99 |
| 2) | Brief History of Microbiology | PHW | 2/2/99 |
| 3) | Techniques of Microbiology | PHW | 3/2/99 |
| 4) | Prokaryote Diversity | PHW | 8/2/99 |
| 5) | Environmental Microbiology: Element cycles | WDG | 9/2/99 |
| 6) | Environmental Microbiology: Geomicrobiology | WDG | 10/2/99 |
| 7) | Environmental Microbiology: Waste management & water pollution | WDG | 15/2/99 |
| 8) | Prebiotic Evolution: The origins of life | WDG | 16/2/99 |
| 9) | Introduction to Virology I: Definitions; The nature of viruses; Problems with studying them | AJC | 17/2/99 |
| 10) | Introduction to Virology II: Discovery of viruses; Development of techniques; Virus diversity | AJC | 22/2/99 |
| 11) | Genetic systems in Prokaryotes: Bacterial genetics | PHW | 23/2/99 |
| 12) | Virus Genomes I: RNA genomes | AJC | 24/2/99 |
| 13) | Virus Genomes II: DNA genomes | AJC | 1/3/99 |
| 14) | Biotechnology: Fermentation; Pharmaceuticals | PHW | 2/3/99 |
| 15) | Virus Structure I: Principles; Symmetry; Helical & isometric capsids; Virus envelopes | AJC | 3/3/99 |
| 16) | Virus Structure II: Genome packaging; Complex virus structures | AJC | 8/3/99 |
| 17) | Role of Microorganisms in Genetic Engineering: Cloning vectors; Bacterial & viral enzymes | PHW | 9/3/99 |
| 18) | Pathogenesis: What makes a pathogen? | PHW | 10/3/99 |
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