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M.Sc. (Microbiology)


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduation

Course Syllabus

Course Code

Course Title

Semester - I

 

MB 101

Taxonomy, Virology and Cytology

MB 102

Molecular Biology

MB 103

Microbial Physiology

MB 104

Applied Environmental Microbiology

Semester - II

 

MB 201

Molecular Microbial Physiology and Enzymology

MB 202

Advances in recombinant DNA technology

MB 203

Immunology and Immunotechnology

MB 204

Genomics, Proteomics And Other “Omics”

Semestre – III

 

MB301

Molecular diagnosis and Molecular pathogenesis

MB 302

Bioinformatics

MB 303

Bioanalytical Techniques and Instrumentation

MB 304

Biostatistics, Research Methodology And Ipr

List of Practicals in Semester - III

  • Internet Gene Bank Search
  • BLAST and FASTA analysis
  • Multiple sequences alignment analysis by CLUSTAL W
  • Computer assisted oligonucleotide primer designing.
  • Rasmol application
  • Protein Secondary structure prediction
  • Homology modeling
  • Separation of sugars and amino acid mixture by paper and thin layer chromatography.
  • Extraction of lipids from tissues and their separation using TLC.
  • Fractionation of egg proteins and quantification by SDS-PAGE.
  • Sucrose density gradient centrifugation for cell fractionation.
  • Isolation of casein from milk by isoelectric precipitation and its quantification by dry weight estimation.

Semester – IV

 MB 401

Fermentation Technology

MB 402

Bioprocess Engineering

MB 403

Economic Microbiology

MB 404

Pharmaceutical Microbiology

List of Practicals in Semesyter - IV

  • Screening of Citric acid / lactic acid producing microorganisms.
  • Screening of alkaline protease / alpha amylase producing microorganisms.
  • Batch cultivation of bacteria in laboratory fermentor; Determine specific growth rate and growth yield (Y x/s) and Ks.
  • Partial purification of enzyme by ammonium chloride precipitation.
  • Monitoring of dissolved oxygen during aerobic fermentation.
  • Determination of KLa of laboratory fermenter.
  • Laboratory scale microbial production of wine.
  • Laboratory scale microbial production of protease.
  • Detection of pyrogen in pharmaceutical product using LAL Assay.
  • Sterility testing of pharmaceutical product.