MIBI 43066

>< Type/Status : Compulsory
>< Title : Microbiological aspects in Agriculture, Fisheries and Special topics
>< Pre-requisite : All MIBI core course units of the B. Sc. General Degree programme
>< Objectives : At the end of the course unit, the students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of
• plant-microbe interactions,
• plant defense response against microbial pathogens,
• microbiological examination of fish and shellfish,
• the bacterial diseases in fish.
>< Course content:

Soil & Agricultural Microbiology:
Soil microbiology: Microbiological factors in crop productivity; manipulation of Soil microorganisms and soil microbial processes to optimize, crop productivity (soil biotechnology). Biogeochemical cycle.
Agricultural Microbiology. Plant microbe interactions and microbiology of crop residue management, Microbial disease of crops and ornamental plants. Plant disease management: integrated ecological control.

Fishery microbiology:
Microbiological examination of fish and shellfish: methods of sampling fish and shellfish, Examination of diseased fish. Microflora of healthy animals, Bacterial pathogens of aquatic vertebrates, fish viruses. Methods for disease diagnosis. Public health indicator organisms in fish & shellfish.

Special topics:
A minimum of four pre-selected areas of current interests will be given as special topics.

>< Methodology: Throughout the year course with a combination of lectures and tutorials.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : 60% end of course examination and 40% from special topics
>< Recommended Reading:
1. Agrios, G.N (1997). Plant Pathology, Academic Press
2. Dikinson and Lucas (1998). Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens. Blackwell Science, Inc. Oxford, UK.
3. Matthews, R.E.F (1992). Plant Virology.San Diego, Academic Press
4. Schaad, N.W. (2001). Plant Pathogenic Bacteria APS Press
5. Scheffer R.P. ( 1997). The nature of Diseases in Plants. Cambridge University Press

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