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MCB 201 General Microbiology

200 levelMedical & Health Sciences9 topics

MCB 201 covers 9 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. History and scope of microbiology
  2. General characteristics of microorganisms
  3. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
  4. Bacterial morphology and cell structure
  5. Growth and reproduction of microorganisms
  6. Microbial metabolism
  7. Antimicrobial agents
  8. Systematic classification of bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae and protozoa
  9. Microbial ecology; prevention and control of microbial diseases

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History and scope of microbiology

The history and scope of microbiology cover how the study of microscopic life developed and what areas the discipline now includes. For exams, you must know the major milestones, key contributors, and the broad branches and applications of microbiology because these explain both the origin of the field and its importance in medicine, agriculture, industry, and public health.

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