Attendance to laboratory practices is compulsory to pass the subject.

If the student does not attend the lab practices, he/she will not pass the subject; therefore they cannot do the mix test.

To pass the subject, both practices and written exam must be passed.

To pass the practices, besides the attendance, the student must pass a specific exam.

"NO PRESENTADO" mark is obtained when the student do not do the written exam (mixed test).

As a part of the continuous evaluation, the progression of the student throughout the semester will be taken into consideration with a maximum of 1 point.

If the student does not pass the subject at the first opportunity, he/she must overcome the unapproved part at the second chance. If it is the theory, the student must repeat the mixed test. If practical exam is not passed, the student must repeat it.

The highest grade "Matricula de Honor" will be mainly given to students that pass the subject in the "First Opportunity". And it will only be given in the so-called "second Opportunity" if there are still any available.

In the case of very special and exceptional circumstances, adequately justified, the teacher can totally or partially exempts the student from part of the evaluation process. This student will then have to go through an examination process where he/she will need to clearly proof his/her level of knowledge, competence, capabilities and skills.

Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic dispensation of exemption from attendance both at the end of term and at the second opportunity will take into account, for the calculation of the overall grade, the grade obtained in the theory exam and the corresponding practical exam (see above format of both exams), representing 80% and 20% of the final grade, respectively.

Fraudulent performance of the tests or assessment activities will directly imply, once verified, a grade of '0' in the subject at the corresponding opportunity.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Coñecemento teórico e práctico dos microorganismos nos seus aspectos básicos Coñecementos básicos sobre a estrutura e fisioloxía dos microorganismos, así como as bases metodolóxicas para o estudo dos mesmos	A1 A2 A4 A13 A15 A21 A29 A30 A31	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B12

Topic	Sub-topic
Section I: : Introduction to Microbiology	1.- Members of the Microbial World. History of Microbiology. Importance of the microorganisms 2.- Microbial diversity. The Three Domais: Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya. Viruses. The species concept in Microbiology. Nomenclature
SECTION II: Bacterial and archaeal cell structure	3.- Cell shape and size. Bacterial cell wall 4.- Bacterial protoplast 5.- Cell surface structures in bacteria 6.- Bacterial endospores 7.- Archaeal cell morphology and structure
SECTION III: Microbial nutrition, metabolism and growth	8.- Nutrition and culture of microorganisms. Nutritional types. Nutrient sources. Culture media. 9.- Essentials of microbial metabolism. Diversity of metabolic processes to obtain energy in microorganisms 10.- Energy utilization. Regulation 11.- Microbial growth: cell division and population growth. Measurement of microbial growth. 12.- Effect of environmental factors on microbial growth
SECTION IV: Virology	13.- Overview of Virology 14.-Bacterial viruses 15.- Animal viruses. Viruses and cancer. Antiviral chemotherapyl 16.- Plant viruses. Subviral entities
SECTION V: Microbial genetics	17.- Mutation 18.- Genetic elements in bacteria 19.- Gene transfer in bacteria and archaea: transformation, transduction and conjugation 20.- Introduction to genetic engeneerong
SECTION VI: Microbial evolution and systematics	21.- Microbial evolution 22.- Microbial systematics. Classification and identification 23.- Domain Archaea 24.- Domain Bacteria 25.- Eukaryotic microorganisms
LABORATORY PRACTICE	- Observation of microorganisms. Staining techniques - Preparation of culture media - Laboratory culture of microorganims. Obtention of pure cultures - Normal microbiota - Growth curve - Identification of microorganisms

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A15 A21 A29 B1 B3 B6 B8 B9	30	75	105
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A13 A29 A30 A31 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B12	15	7.5	22.5
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B8 B9	4	0	4
Seminar	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9	5	10	15

Personalized attention		3.5	0	3.5

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Lectures presented by the teaching staff concerning the theoretical bases of the subject
Laboratory practice	Compulsory attendance. They include experimental work related to theoretical concepts explained in guest lectures and seminars Students will be able to perform the basic processes and techniques used in Microbiology
Mixed objective/subjective test	The degree of knowledge and understanding achieved by the student will be assessed in a written exam
Seminar	Theoretical and/or practical seminars, related to the contents of the subject. They are conceived as a reinforcement of the topics covered in classes and laboratory to stimulate the continuous learning of the student. They will be assessed in the mixed test, but specific assessments can be set.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A13 A29 A30 A31 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B12	Compulsory attendance. Continuous assessment during the development of the lab work (5%). Exam (15%) If the student does not attend the lab practices, he/she will not pass the subject	20
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B8 B9	Written test about the knowledge acquired in the lectures and seminars. It will not exceed 80% of the total grade of the course	80

Assessment comments
Attendance to laboratory practices is compulsory to pass the subject. If the student does not attend the lab practices, he/she will not pass the subject; therefore they cannot do the mix test. To pass the subject, both practices and written exam must be passed. To pass the practices, besides the attendance, the student must pass a specific exam. "NO PRESENTADO" mark is obtained when the student do not do the written exam (mixed test). As a part of the continuous evaluation, the progression of the student throughout the semester will be taken into consideration with a maximum of 1 point. If the student does not pass the subject at the first opportunity, he/she must overcome the unapproved part at the second chance. If it is the theory, the student must repeat the mixed test. If practical exam is not passed, the student must repeat it. The highest grade "Matricula de Honor" will be mainly given to students that pass the subject in the "First Opportunity". And it will only be given in the so-called "second Opportunity" if there are still any available. In the case of very special and exceptional circumstances, adequately justified, the teacher can totally or partially exempts the student from part of the evaluation process. This student will then have to go through an examination process where he/she will need to clearly proof his/her level of knowledge, competence, capabilities and skills. Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic dispensation of exemption from attendance both at the end of term and at the second opportunity will take into account, for the calculation of the overall grade, the grade obtained in the theory exam and the corresponding practical exam (see above format of both exams), representing 80% and 20% of the final grade, respectively. Fraudulent performance of the tests or assessment activities will directly imply, once verified, a grade of '0' in the subject at the corresponding opportunity.

Basic	MADIGAN, Michael T., MARTINKO, John M., BENDER, Kelly S., BUCKLEY, Daniel H. & STAHL, David A (2015). Brock Biología de los Microrganismos. 14ª ed. . Pearson Educación S.A. - TORTORA, Gerard J., FUNKE, Berdell R. & CASE, Christine (2017). Introducción a la Microbiología 12ª Ed. Panamericana MARTÍN, Ana, BÉJAR, Victoria, GUTIÉRREZ, Juan Carlos, LLAGOSTERA, Montserrat y QUESADA, Emilia (2019). Microbiología Esencial. Panamericana WILLEY, Joanne M., SANDMAN, Katheleen M. & WOOD, Dorothy H (2020). Prescott's Microbiology 11th ed. McGraw Hill
	http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki http://www.semicrobiologia.org/ http://www.asm.org/
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