Courses

MLS 350 Clinical Microbiology I

This course discusses the medically important yeasts and fungi, protozoa and metazoa. Identification of medically important arthropods will also be discussed. Discussion of the Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae will be included in this course. Antibiotic testing and treatment of these groups of organisms is included. The laboratory emphasis is on the identification of the protozoa, metazoa, arthropods, yeast and, fungi. Staining and culture techniques for identification of these organisms will be discussed and/or performed. In addition, the laboratory covers standard microbiology techniques related to safety in the clinical microbiology laboratory, basic light microscopy, and aseptic technique. Prerequisite(s): BIO 130 and MLS 105 both with a grade of C or higher Corequisite(s): MLS 350L
  • Level: 300
  • Credits: Credits:4 (3,0)