ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
APPLIED PROTOZOOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
SERGEY FOKIN
Academic year2016/17
CourseBIOLOGY APPLIED TO BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Code292EE
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
APPLIED PROTOZOOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGYBIO/05LEZIONI48
SERGEY FOKIN unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The students who completed the course successfully should be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main parasitic groups of Protist: Amoebae, Flagellates,Apicomplexa_ Ciliophora and Microsporidia as well as major Invertebrate parasites - Myxospridia, Platyhelmintes and Nematoda. He or she will be able to demonstrate understanding of life cycles strategy of parasites and particular biological adaptaions for the different parasites to live inside other orgamisms.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam (choice of 2 essay questions) the student must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss general biological characteristics of parasitism phenomenon and particular medical aspects of the sunject.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Laboratory practical

Further information:
Final oral exam 60%; participation in laboratory practical 40%
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • individual study
  • Laboratory work
  • Bibliography search

Attendance: Mandatory

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • laboratory
Syllabus
The course covers the major groups of unicellular parasites and most common invertebrate parasites, namely: pathogenic amoebae (Entamoeba, Naegleria, Balamutia, Acanthamoeba; pathogenic flagellates (Trichomonas, Giardia, differen Kinetoplastidae); Apicomplexa (Gregarinina, Coccidia, Haemosporidia); Microsporidia and Myxosporidia (Nosema, Myxobulus) and Ciliophora (Balantidium, Ichthyophtirius); parasites from Metazoa (Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda).
Bibliography
1. Emerging Protozoan Pathogens. N.A. Khal (ed). Taylor&Francis, UK, US, 2008. 2. Protozoa and Human Disease. M.F. Wiser. Garland Science, Taylor&Francis Group, LLC, 2011. 3. Invertebrate Zoology by E. Ruppert, Fox, Barnes, UK, USA Thomson 2004, 7th edition or later. 4. Protozoology by K. Hausmann , N. Hulsmann, R. Radek. E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagshuchhandlung, Berlin-Stuttgart, 2003, 3rd edition; 5. A Course in Protozoology by R. Rottger, R. Knight and W. Foisser (eds). Protozoological monographs. Vol.4. Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 2009; 6. Parasitology in Focus. Facts and Trends. H. Mehlhorn (ed.) Springer-Verlag, 1988.
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