MDC-304 Microbial Diversity & Classification-

Microbial Classification- Whittaker’s five kingdom classification of living system.

Archaebacteria- Cell structure, metabolic character, function and reproduction of Methanogens, Halophiles, Tharmoacidophiles.

Eubacteria- Cell morphology, function, reproduction and of
a) Photosynthetic eubacteria (cyanobacteria).
b) Gliding bacteria (Myxobacteria and Cytophaga group).
c) Gram negative eubacteria (Spirochetes, Rickttsias, Chlamydias)
d) Gram positive eubacteria (Actinomycetes).
e) Spore forming bacteria (spore formation and germination),
f) Fermentative bacteria – metabolic character,
g) Sulfur bacteria and Nitrogen fixing bacteria
h) The mollicutes.

Brief description of eukaryotic Algae & Fungi and protozoa- General characteristics, vegetative & reproductive structure of the following groups of Microorganism particularly.

Algae- Cyanophyta, Cholorophyta Bacillariophyta, Phacophyta, Rhodophyta
Fungi- Phycomycetis, Bacidiomycetis, Zygomyetes, Oomycets, Asomycetes, Deuteromycetes (imperfect and perfect stages)
Protozoa- Giardia, Entamoeba and Plasmodium.

General Properties of other viruses, viroids and prions- Viroids, prions, Filamentous DNA phages, Single stranded RNA phages, Cauliflower Mosaic, Virus of Plants; HIV, Vaccinia and Simian virus of animals, Insect virus.