Departmental Objectives:-
The student at the end of the course must be able to:
- Identify and recognize various forms of bacteria morphologically.
- Demonstrate phases of growth of bacteria in various environments.
- Describe the formation of colonies of bacteria,
- Effectively determine the population of bacteria or fungal spores in a culture.
- Develop and grow micro-organisms in appropriate media and environment;
- Know the properties of viruses as well as the methods of cultivation.
- Know the basis of classification;
- Know common animal parasites and the diseases caused.
- Avoid pyrogens in IV solutions and carry out pyrogen testing.
- Appreciate the need for sterile medicament and medical appliances.
- Determine and evaluate an appropriate sterilisation process for any pro product.
- Determine the necessary packaging.
- Know the principle and basis for sterility testing.
Lab facility:-
1. Fully equipped work benches with wash basins having capacity to handling up to thirty (30) students
2. Provision for heating.
3. Separate area for Dry heat and moist heat sterilization.
4. Air conditioned Aseptic area with laminar air flow unit.
5. Separate area for staining with SS trays.
6. Storage racks for chemical
Equipment details:-
1. Laminar air flow unit.
2. Autoclave
3. Hot air Oven
4. Illumination Microscope & Microscopes
5. Serological water Bath
6. Water bath
7. Micropipettes
8. Refrigerator
9. Incubator
10. BOD Incubator
11. Centrifuge
12. Media filtration unit With Vaccum pump
