Basics of Medical Microbiology (Udemy.com)
Learn about the history and fundamentals of Microbiology.
Created by: Dr. Sunita Seemanapalli
Last updated February 2021
What you will learn
- At the end of the course, you would know who are the founding fathers of Microbiology, parts of a light Microscope, and cell culture techniques, In this course, you will learn how to classify microorganisms, how to use the correct nomenclature, the different staining techniques and factors involved in microbial growth
- How to use a light microscope
- How to do Gram-staining
- How to do the streak plate technique for pure bacterial cell isolation
- Explain the bacterial growth curve and the log phase
How it compares
Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 7% of them
- Reviews260#334 of 504 by number of reviews
- Length4.8 hourslonger than 62% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2021earlier than 70% of them
Course Description
An Introduction to the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, with a main emphasis on bacteria. Topics include History of Microbiology, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells, Classification, Microscopy, Staining techniques, and Microbial growth and nutrition.
Materials will include PowerPoint presentations, links to videos, and lecture notes. The Course itself is for 5 hours. So, based on the time one can allot to the course, depending on the time constraints, it may take a week to 2 weeks to complete it. The course is structured in such a way that there will be a progression from one concept to the next, although each lesson will be a stand-alone.
It will include laboratory aspects associated with Microbiology such as use of microscopes, Gram-staining technique, streak plate method of bacterial cell isolation. The techniques are explained along with the theory or “reasoning” behind them. This should help one to not only assimilate the subject better but to avoid mistakes in the step-by-step process by recalling the “why” before the “what” for each technique.
Whether you are new to Microbiology, want to refresher course, or want to learn certain basic yet complex concepts, this course aims to deliver quality material which will make learning more engaging and Microbiology a more fascinating subject, especially as it relates to Medicine.
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
260 Reviews
Dr. Sunita Seemanapalli
Dr. Sunita Seemanapalli has over 10 years of experience in biomedical research, particularly in field of Microbiology. She has a Medical Degree from the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil. In order to better understand the basic mechanism of disease processes, she pursued graduate studies in the US. She earned an M.S. from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. Her Master's thesis focused on the levels of p53, a tumor suppressor protein in Human Cytomegalovirus-infected cells. She earned her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on the role of Outer Surface Protein C in the pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. In March 2011, Dr. Seemanapalli completed one year of post-doctoral research at Texas A&M, College Station, TX, where she developed mutant and complementation strains of Borrelia burgdorferi expressing virulent genes.
Dr. Seemanapalli worked at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the Department of Human Genomics for 5 years. She also worked at the Hansen's Disease Center for about a year in research related to multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In reference to her teaching experience, Dr. Seemanapalli taught General Biology Laboratory courses as a Teaching Assistant at Southern University and as an Adjunct Instructor at the Baton Rouge Community College for one and a half years.In the Fall of 2011, Dr. S
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Reviews
By Susanne Moehring on 2/17/2025
instructive and clear but with several mistakes as: e.g. Na2+ -> wrong should be Na+ or N -> wrong should be N2 similar as with O2
By Megan Roesner on 11/14/2024
The history is great, but it could be shortened a bit. The most applicable parts of the course are missing complete sections, so you are quizzed on entire sections that you never learned about. The last 4 sections should be expanded or focused on more.
By Martin Maldonado on 12/7/2023
It was a good match although quality of video could be improved. There were a few instances of poor audio and missing video which left me with a black screen for around 5 minutes. Otherwise great course.
By Carlos de Oliveira on 11/20/2022
The professor has a wonderful presentation, with lilting inflections that pique focus and curiosity. I was surprised to read a review to the contrary… no problem here from a prairie-born Canadian. All I can say is wow! I dipped my toe into this topic with reading a Schaum’s study guide. This teacher covered the basics so well and thoroughly that she made me understand what the study guide taught me. Great for beginners (me) and for veterans alike (always be the beginner says the sage.) Graphics and layout flow are great. For sure the best visual complement I’ve seen. Ok, it’s not Pixar, but it’s also not a chalkboard lol. Thank you professor. Next stop online university.
By Austin Morse on 11/4/2021
I would prefer a version that has the transcript and the slides by themselves so it could be read at my own pace and easily flip between slides. The transcript was also filled with errors.
By Kevin Rogers on 12/22/2019
Very good. I had microbiology years ago & needed a refresher course that is shorter than a college semester course. This course is colorful, detailed and boasts of an expert in Microbiology-- even contacted the Professor & took my questions. THANK YOU. Kevin R.
By Lizette Stander on 8/12/2019
I still think oral presentation can improve. The content is, however, better now that the history sections are done. More attention should be given to the study of microbes and less to the history of microbiology. The video quality of the last couple of videos needs attention, (eg. poor sound, blacked out sections etc.)
By Candy Douglas on 8/5/2017
excellent learning...well understood...speaks slow...understanding and taking in knowledge better when speaker speaks slow...
By Cheryl Dixon on 5/27/2017
The explanations are so clear and descriptive. All the facts to present the subject make were clearly given and well illustrated.
By Erik Gustafsson on 9/27/2016
I am a computer scientist and not a microbiologist. I take this course out of curiosity for getting some insights into this field. I find this course intresseting and giving you a good overview with good explanations for someone who is not a professional microbiologist(yet at least)
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Overall Score : 84 / 100






