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Laurea magistrale in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology - Enrollment from 2025/2026
Academic year:

Modules not yet included

Microbial biotechnology (2018/2019)

Teaching code

4S003662

Credits

6

Coordinator

Maria Del Mar Lleo'Fernandez

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

3

Credits

2

Period

I semestre

Academic staff

Caterina Signoretto

Lessons timetable
2

Credits

2

Period

I semestre

Academic staff

Maria Del Mar Lleo'Fernandez

Lessons timetable
1

Credits

2

Period

I semestre

Academic staff

Marzia Boaretti

Lessons timetable

Learning outcomes

Recent approaches and applications of biotechnology in the microbiological/medical field. To understand how the scientific research proceeds in the field of microbial biotechnology, to identify the problems and the strategies to reach adequate solutions

Program

Survival strategies of bacteria and the stress response
Extremophile bacteria in Medicine: Helicobacter pylori
Biotechnological applications to Medicine: recombinant vaccini and nanomaterials in antibiotic resistance
MALDI-TOF: application in diagnostic Microbiology

Bibliography

Reference texts
Activity Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
3 Maresca Microbiologia molecolare e cellulare McGraw Hill 2013
3 G. Antonelli, M. Clementi, G. Pozzi, G.M. Rossolini Principi di Microbiologia Medica (Edizione 2) Ambrosiana 2012
1 Antonelli, Clementi, Pozzi, Rossolini Principi di Microbiologia Medica Casa Editrice Ambrosiana 2017

Examination Methods

Only one exam, written exam with three open questions, each one corresponding to one of the modules constituting the course.
The critical evaluation of the informations received during the lessons will be considered more that the knowledgement of the specific items.

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