Molecular and Applied Microbiology
BBS3010
Lecture Outline

Note: This course has been modified and is subject to minor changes in content. The lectures may not follow in the same order as set out below. In addition, the subject draws heavily on bioinformatics. Wherever possible on hands computing laboratories have been introduced in to this subject

Module 1: Domain Archaea

  1. Domain Archaea - an overview
  2. Download the document file on domain Archaea
  3. Questions for Module 1

Module 2: Bioinformatics

NOTE THAT THIS MODULE IS AN ON HANDS MODULE WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE COMPUTING LABS.
  1. Molecular Biology Data Bases
  2. Similarity Searching using Molecular Bilogy data Bases
  3. Sequence comparison and alignments
  4. Structure and function predicition
  5. DNA sequencing
  6. Phylogenetic analysis
  7. An introduction to Bioedit, a bioinformatics software.

Module 3: Microbial Genomes

NOTE THAT THIS SECTION IS INCOMPLETE
  1. Microbial Genomes - an overview
  2. Bioinformatics lab and Lecture Notes from Ben for 2000
  3. Download the document file on an introduction to genomes, part A
  4. Microbial Genomes and Computational Biology
  5. Pulse-Field Gel Electrophoresis
  6. Questions for Module 3

Module 4: Ribosomal rRNA

  1. Download the document file on rRNA molecule as a molecular chronometer of evolution, part A

  2. Download the document file on Molecular phylogeny, part A

  3. Download the document file on Molecular phylogeny, part B

  4. Some exercise in molecular phylogeny and rRNA

  5. Questions for Module 4

Module 5: Microbial Biotechnology

  1. Click here to download Tony Greene's lecture summary
  2. Questions for Module 5

Past Years Exam Papers

  1. Exam Papers with old curricula
  2. Exam Papers with New Curricula

Continuous Assessment Results

  1. Year 2002
  2. Year 2003
Suggestions and Comments to: Dr. Bharat Patel <bharat@trishul.sci.gu.edu.au>
[Created: 04 Sept 1995]
[Modified: 16 SEP 2002, 16 OCT 2002, 3 NOV 2002, 5 Nov 2002]