I am a student of M.Sc Botany at Burdwan University and looking for the Syllabus of it. I need the detailed syllabus. I have an overview of syllabus but I need detailed so that I can prepare well for exams in advance.

The course structure/syllabus of M.Sc. in Botany (Semester Course, 2007-2008) offered by University of Burdwan is as follows:

Bot/General/Th/101 Microbiology

1. Early history and milestone discoveries in Microbiology. (2L)

2. Position of microorganisms in living world. Brief idea about the basis of bacterial
classification. (2L)

3. Ultra structure and function of cell wall and cell membrane of bacteria and archaea
Muerin biosynthesis: ultra structure of capsule, pill, and flagella. Mechanism of
flagella movement and chemotaxis; Reserve material and other cytoplasamic
inclusions; Endospore - structure, formation and regulation of endospore formation
and germination. (8L)

4. Bacterial genetic material :- structure and reproduction of bacterial chromosome.
Plasmid - structure type and properties, episome. (2L)

5. Bactenal growth in liquid medium, growth curve, growth factor, kinetics of growth,
batch and continuous culture; synchronous culture, enrichment culture, diauxic
growth. (2L)

6. Microbial growth control:- disinfectant antiseptic and chemotherapeutic agents – a
brief account of their types and mode of action (2L)

7. Metabolic diversity in bacteria :- Brief idea about Autotrophy, heterotrophy and
Mixotrophy (2L)

8. Genetic recombination in bacteria :- Molecular mechanism of Transformation,
Conjugation, Transduction, Gene mapping and Complementation test (6L)

9. Bacterial mutation :- Spontaneous and induced mutation of bacteria, molecular
basis of Mutation. Mutagen and their action, types of mutant, selection of mutant, and
Ames test. (4L)

10. Metabolic regulation and inhibition in bacteria :- Operon concept : lac and trp
operon : catabolic repression, attenuation, allostenic control, types of feed back
inhibition and isozvme. (4L)

11. Microbes in N2 and Sulphur Cyclc :- Nitrification, Denitrification, Ammonification,
Mechanism of biological N2 fixation and structure and regulation of nif Gene.
Microbial oxidation and reduction of sulphur. (3L)

12. Virus :- Organization and structure of Capsid Viral genome -types and structure.
Replication of virus and viral nuclic acid. Assay of Virus; Virus and Prion (4L)

13. Lytic and Ivsogeruc Cycle :- Lytic cycle of bacteriophage : Regulation of
lysogeny, induction of Iysogeny and significance of lysogeny. (3L)

14. Fundamentals of Immunology :- Innate and acquired immunity, T-cell. B-cell,
MHC, Cytokines, Antigen - types and characteristics : Structure and functions of
immunogloblms, Cell mediated and Humoral Immunity; Ag-Ab reactions and
Immunological techniques.


Syllabus of M.Sc. in Botany (Semester Course, 2007-2008) University of Burdwan

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