BIOL213

BIOL213: Introduction to Veterinary Microbiology

From the MSU course catalog: “Study of bacterial and mycotic agents pathogenic to humans and animals. The collection, isolation, cultivation and identification of pathogenic microorganisms from animals is stressed. Virology, antimicrobial susceptibility tests, serological methods and quality control introduced. NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS OR MINORS.”

Look on Blackboard for notes & presentations.
Look here for lots of great links to resources to help you explore microbiology.

Great advice on how to study microbiology
1 bonus point for the first person in BIO213 to find and e-mail me the mistake in it.

Online reading assignments, Spring 2006

2/16: One professor’s notes on biofilms & their relationship to disease. Just skim through it.
3/14 : the National Mastitis Council has a great website. Under “Info & Resources”
Lecture:A Practical Look at Environmental Mastitis and
A Practical Look at Contagious Mastitis
Lab: Procedures for Collecting Milk Samples and Milk Sampling
Read a short, excellent article on bacteria in water & infectious disease
Basic immunology/vaccinology. Yeah, it’s from The Goat Connection!
More basic immunology info here

Various useful web links

26 Golden Rules for Writing Well Correct them and hand it in for 1 bonus point!
Plagiarism: what it is & how to avoid it. Check yourself for inadvertant plagiarism
Kansas State College of Vet. Medicine: Microbiology page that lists many animal diseases, what samples to take, and the etiologic agent of each disease
Veterinary Microbiology Education Page
Centers for Disease Control homepage

CDC Resources for Students

CDC Public Health Image Library

**Veterinary Education & Information Network
Microbe Library of images, with a free trial subscription available
Microbe Zoo has lots of examples of where microbes are found and how they
contribute to our everyday life
Microbes .info is an information portal designed to bring useful and interesting microbiology informational resources to all; a starting point for finding information concerning microbiology
Bugs in the News has short, informative explanations of microbiology topics, like What the Heck is an Antibiotic? You can read about a lecture topic in a humorous, yet very helpful way.