Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
BACTERIAL VIRULENCE FACTORS	Third cycle	VMB 626		1	2.00	2.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Only postgraduate students are accepted for the course
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Prof. Fuat AYDIN
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Fuat AYDIN, Prof. K.Semih GUMUSSOY, Assoc. Prof. Secil ABAY
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	The lecturer conduct theoretical lessons by using barcovision and slides for the focusing of the student on the lecture
Course objective	To give information to students about virulence factors that play a role in the pathogenesis of bacterial infections and the effects of these factors on the host organism With virulence and pathogenic concepts
Course description	Virulens factors of bacteria

Course contents

1	Definition of virulence
2	Virulence factors
3	The structure of the cell wall and flagella
4	Pilus, capsules and Spore
5	Coagulase activity
6	Enzymatic factors
7	Endotoxins
8	Exotoxins
9	Antifagositic factors
10	Antifagositic factors
11	The methods used to determine the virulence
12	The methods used to determine the virulence
13	The relationship between virulence genes and virulence
14	Identification of virulence genes
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To ability to define colonization, infection, virulence and pathogenicity.
2	Approaches used in the identification of virulence factors
3	Identification of bacterial virulence factors
4	Having information on bacterial toxins
5	To ability to applied the methods used in determining virulence.
6	Definition of virulence factors in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	1	14
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	3	3	9
Homework	2	2	4
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	2	2	4
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	8	1	8
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	2	2	4
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			45
ECTS			2.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Temel Mikrobiyoloji: Arda, M. 2001. Medisan Yayınları, Ankara. World of Microbiology and Immunology: Narins B., Lerner K.L.,Lerner B.W. 2003. The Gale Group Inc, a division of Thomson Learning. Practical Handbook of Microbiology: Goldman E., Gren L.H. 2009. CRC Press. Özel Mikrobiyoloji: Arda, M. Minbay, A., Aydın, N., Akay, Ö., İzgür, M., Leloğlu, N., Kahraman, M., Ilgaz, A., Diker, K.S. 1997 Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara., Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji: Aydın, N., Paracıklıoğlu, J. 2006 İlke-Emek Yayınları, Ankara.
Additional references	Labaratory Exercise in Microbiology: Harley-Presscott., 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies. Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism: Kim B.H.,Gadd G.M.2008. Cambridge University Press. UK. Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animal. Gyles C.L., Prescott J.F., Songer J.G., Thoen C.U. Third edition. 2004 Blackwell Publishing.

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