Phychology and Microbiology

By DR. SYED WILAYAT RIZVI | Cluster University Kashmir

Learners enrolled: 251

The course “Phycology and Microbiology” is a core course in B.Sc. Botany under the Choice Based Credit System (CBSE). The course has been developed to provide the students basic knowledge about viruses, viroids, prions, bacteria and algae. The students will explore the living world which is not visible to naked eye. The course will include microbial nutrition, growth, metabolism and their relation with our day to day life. It will also help the students to acquire knowledge about the diversity, structure, reproduction, classification of microbes and algae and their influence on human life especially as producers and causal agents of communicable diseases. The students will learn about how molecular entities like viruses have been used or can be exploited in future in the production of vaccines and medicines, disease diagnosis and in research. They will also be educated about the evolution of life from prokaryotic to eukaryotic state and from unicellular state to multicellular state. The course will definitely motivate students to choose Botany as a Career Option and Algae and Microbiology as the fields for specialization.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Botany
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	07 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	4.5

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Course layout

WEEK - I
1 - Diversity Of Microbes

2 - Microbial Nutrition

3 - Microbial Growth

4 - Microbial Metabolism

WEEK - II

5 - Viruses - A General Account

6 - Discovery, Physiochemical And Biological Characteristics Of Viruses

7 - General Properties And Cultivation Of Viruses

8 - Classification Of Viruses

WEEK - III
9 - DNA Viruses (Bacteriophages)

10 - Riboviruses

11 - Tobacco Mosaic Virus

12 - Viruses - Lytic And Lysogenic Cycles

WEEK - IV
13 - Economic Importance Of Viruses

14 -Influenza Virus, Retro-Viruses - Hiv, Viroids, Virusoids And Prions

15 - Discovery, General Characteristics And Classification Of Bacteria

16 - Bacteria Cell Structure

WEEK - V
17 - Reproduction In Bacteria

18 - Nutrition In Bacteria

19 - Economic Importance Of Bacteria

20 - Mycoplasma - General Account

WEEK - VI
21 - Spheroplast

22 - Archaebacteria

23 - Bacterial Transformation And Transduction

24 - Bacterial Conjugation

WEEK - VII
25 - General Characters And Classification Of Algae

26 - Criteria For Classification Of Algae

27 - Significant Contributions Of Phycologists In The Development Of Phycology

28 - Chlamydomonas

WEEK - VIII
29 - Cyanobacteria General Account

30 - Range Of Thallus In Green Algae

31 - Xanthphyta

32 - Vaucheria - Important Features And Life History

WEEK - IX
33 - Oedogonium - Important Features And Life Cycle

34 - Volvox - Important Features And Life History

35 - Charophyta

36 - Chara

WEEK - X
37 - Evolutionary Significance Of Prochloron

38 - Coleochaete - Important Features And Life History

39 - Reproduction In Algae

40 - Economic Importance Of Algae

WEEK - XI
41 - Phaeophyta

42 - Fucus

43 - Ectocarpus

44 - Sargassum

WEEK - XII
45 - Rhodophyta

46 - Polysiphonia Important Features And Life Cycle

Books and references

Ackermann, H.W. 2000. Bacteriophages. In Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2nd. Ed. Vol.I J.Lederberg (Ed) 398-44 San Diego. Academic Press.

Bowden, F.C. 1964. Plant Viruses and Virus Diseases, 4th Ed. New York: Ranold Press Co.

Burgdorfer, W. and Anacker, R. (Editors) 1981. Rickettsie and Rickettsieal Diseases. Academic Press, New York.

Cann, A.J. 2001. Principles of Molecular Virology, 3rd. ed. San Diego. Academic Press.

Cassel, G.H., and Cole, B. C.1981. Mycoplasmasas as Agents of Human Diseases. N Eng j Med. 304:80

Dimmock, N.J., Easton, A. J., Leppard, K.N. 2001. Introduction to Modern Virology 5th ed. London; Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Fraenkel- Conrat, H.and P.C Kimball. 1982. Virology. Printice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J

Glatt, AE. And McCormack, W. M., Taylor-Robinson, D.1990. The Genital mycoplasmas. In Holmes k. k. et al. (Editors) Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2nd edn. McGraw Hill. New York.

Goodfellow, M. and Board R.G. (Editors) 1980. Microbiological Classification and Identification. Academic Press, London.

Lwoff, A. and Tournier, P.1966. Ann. Rev. Microbiology 20: 46-74.

Madigan, M.T., J. M. Martinko. 2006. Biology of Micro-organisms. Pearson

Educational International. Printice Hall Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Mathews, R.E.F. 1991. Plant Virology. Academic Press, New York.

Prescott, L. M., J.P. Harley, D. A. Klein. 2005. Microbiology. McGraw-Hill.

Smith, K.M. 1962. Viruses. Cambridge University Press.

Talaro, K., Arthur Talaro. 1996. Foundations in Microbiology. Times Mirror Group. Inc.

Tortora, G. J., B. R. Funke, C. L. Case.2004. Microbiology An Introduction. 8th Ed. Pearson Education, Inc.

Voyles, B.A.A. 2002. The Biology of Viruses. 2nd ed. Chicago Mc Graw Hill.

Instructor bio

DR. SYED WILAYAT RIZVI

Cluster University Kashmir

Dr. Syed Wilayat Rizvi is currently Registrar, Cluster University of Srinagar, Former Principal Govt. Degree College Bandipora, Former Associate Professor / Head, Post Graduate Department of Botany Amar Singh College Srinagar. He has done masters in Botany from University of Kashmir and has been honoured with M.Phil and Ph.D. in Plant Tissue Culture by the same University. He has developed complete protocol for cloning of Ambri, Golden Delicious, Chambura and Maharaji varieties of Apple (Malus pumila Mill). He has served in Higher Education Department for more than 23 years and has vast experience in teaching undergraduate and Post graduate students in Botany. He has published many research papers and some Books in Botany for Undergraduate students.

He is a recipient of “State Level Innovative Teacher Award in Science” for the year 2011 and Beast Oral Presentation Award in a National Seminar on ”Recent Trends in Science” He has remained as Dean Faculty of Science, Coordinator IQAC, UGC affairs for more than eight years and has contributed in e-content generation and teaching through EDU-SAT. Besides, he has provided consultancy services for career Counseling, Capacity Building and Mentorship programmes. He has organized many Social Outreach Programmes and has been invited as resource person in more than 40 workshops, orientation and refresher courses for faculty in Higher Education Department. He has also remained a member of Board of UG and PG studies in Botany and has contributed in framing syllabi and question papers.

Course certificate

Internal Assessment - Weekly assessments released in the course shall be considered for Internal Marks and will carry 30 percent for the Overall Result. Out of all weekly assignments, the best/top five scores will be considered for the final Internal Assessment marks.

End-term Assessment - The final exam shall be conducted by NTA, and will carry 70 percent for the overall Result.

All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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