Hello
everyone! This might be my last post about 'What I have learnt in
Microbiology class' for this semester. Last Friday which is
yesterday, I learnt about the Control of Microbial Growth. This
lecture was very long. Exactly 3 hours without any funny stories from
Dr. Wan. Only lecture. For the first hour I was okay but at the end I
have lost my attention. I think it has reached the limit hahahaha. So
basically, there are 4 types of microbial control methods which are
physical agents, chemical agents, mechanical removal methods and
biological agents.
Physical
agents
- Heat
- Filtration
- Radiation
Chemical
agents
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis
- Sterilization
Mechanical
removal methods
- Filtration
Biological
agents
- Predator
- Virus
- Toxin
For
the topic of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, I have learnt about what is
chemotherapeutic agents, the development of chemotherapy, general
characteristics of antimicrobial drugs and determining the level of
antimicrobial activity. Some of the examples of general
characteristics of antimicrobial drugs are cidal agent, static agent
and side effects.
Throughout
this chapter, we will know some of the techniques or methods to
observe the growth rate of certain bacteria on specific medium.
Antimicrobial drugs are used as inhibitors of cell wall synthesis (eg
penicillin), protein synthesis inhibitors (eg tetracyclines),
metabolic antagonists (eg sulfonamides) and nucleic acid synthesis
inhibition (eg quinolones).
I
think that's all from me. This semester was really great. I had a lot
of fun with my coursemates and Dr. Wan. Dr. Wan, thank you so much
for teaching me. You are the best lecturer I have ever found in my
life. Forgive all my mistakes. Halal-kan all the foods that you
brought to the class during lecture time. They are all delicious.
Thanks for everything, Dr :') I will miss you definitely. Love you
Dr!
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