Microbiology 2420
Instructor: A. Cotterell
Office: Faculty Office/ A. Morales Bldg.
Phone: 713-772-5940
Office Hours: M-T 5:30p.m- 8:30p.m
Days: Monday/ Wednesday & Sundays
Times: M/W 5:30p.m- 8:30p.m and 8-2 on Sundays
Rm: 303 and 209
Textbook: Foundations In Microbiology, Fifth Edition. Author, Kathleen Park
Talaro
Lab Manual: Lab Manual for Microbiology 2420 Authors: Donna S. Wiersema
Pramilla Sen Ph. D.
Course Goal/ Objectives: Students should be able to fulfill all of the student learning
objectives and fulfill the following core intellectual competencies.
This course fulfills the following core intellectual competencies:
 Reading
 Writing
 Speaking
 Listening
 Critical Thinking
 Computer Literacy
Notice: Students who repeat a course three or more times may soon face significant
tuition/ fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities.
Please ask your instructor/ counselor about opportunities for tutoring/ other
assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing
grades.
Final Exam- will include multiple choice questions, essays, and or critical thinking
problems. Review for the final exam (hand-out) will be given one week prior to the date
of the final exam.
Grade Computation
90-100
A
80-89
B
70-79
C
60-69
D
Below 60 F
Grading Scale:
3 Lecture Exams 60%
Lab Completion 20%
Final exam
20%
Chapters Discussed:
1. Main Themes of Microbiology
2. Atoms to Cells
3. Tools of Laboratory
4. Prokaryotic Profiles
5. Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
6. Intro to Viruses
7. Microbial Nutrition Ecology and Growth
8. Microbial Metabolism
9. Microbial Genetics
10. Genetic Engineering
11. Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
12. Drugs, Microbes, Hosts, Chemotherapy
13. Microbes, Human Interaction: Infection and Diseases
14. Host Defenses
15. Acquisition of Immunity/ Application
16. Immunization/ Immune Assay
17. Disorders in Immunity
18. Cocci of Medical Importance
19. Gram Positive Bacilli (Medical Importance)
20. Gram Negative Bacilli (Medical Importance)
21. Misc. Bacterial Agents of Disease