Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-201 Course Name: Microbiology and Biostatistics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Structure & replication of viruses and bacteriophage; transmission & control of viruses; Isolation & purification of Plant Viruses.
Diseases caused by Viruses: TMV, Tristeza of citrus. 2. Cyanobacteria: Salient features and Biological Importance. |
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| 2 | 3. Growth, culture and maintenance of microorganisms
Microbial growth and measurement, environmental factors influencing growth. 4. Control of micro organisms: Physical methods(High temperature, dry hot or hot air sterilization, moist air sterilization, low temperature, filtration, lycophilisation, Radiation), Chemical methods (Disinfectants and antiseptics) |
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| 3 | 5. Microbial interaction: Functions of symbiotic relationships, types of symbiosis, commensalism, synergism, mutualism-(Lichens, Bacterial endosymbionts of protozoa, Nitrogen fixing symbiosis,mycorrhizae), parasitism. 6. Environmental Microbiology: Microbiology of fresh, marine and extreme environment, Biofilms, Bioremediation of polluted environment, Bioleaching. |
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| 4 | 7. Biostatistics: Brief description and tabulation of data and its graphical representation. 8. Measures of central tendency and dispersion. 9. Mean, mode, median, range standard deviation, variance idea of two types of errors and level of significance, tests of significance (F & t test); chi-square test. 10. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation. |
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