Mycology

Code:

MI073226

Acronym:

MICOL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Microbiology Laboratory
Course/CS Responsible:	MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MICF	186	Official Curriculum	3	-	6	39	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Understanding the importance of fungi in our surrounding environment and their importance as agents of animal infection.
Acquisition of knowledge necessary for the manipulation of fungi in the laboratory and the principal characteristics for their laboratorial identification.
Understanding the pathogenicity of fungal infection and the means available for its prevention and treatment.

Learning outcomes and competences

After theoretical and laboratorial classes the studant will have to know:

Structural and physiological characteristics of fungal cell, its taxonomy and multiplication.
Interest of fungi in the biological world, in biotechnology and pathology.
The main groups of fungi and the most important fungi in human pathology.
Some knowledge on laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections.
Identification processes and application of fundamental mycological techniques.
General aspects of pathogenesis of fungal infections.
Influence of factors linked to the fungi and host.
Defence mechanisms of the organism.
Treatment of fungal infections.
Antifungals used in the clinic.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Students should command a basic knowledge of Microbiology.

Program

Structural and physiological characteristics of fungal cell, its taxonomy and multiplication.
Interest of fungi in the biological world, in biotechnology and pathology.
The main groups of fungi and the most important fungi in human pathology.
Brief considerations on laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections.
Identification processes and application of fundamental mycological techniques.
General aspects of pathogenesis of fungal infections.
Influence of factors linked to the fungi and host.
Defence mechanisms of the organism.
Treatment of fungal infections.
Antifungals used in the clinic.

Mandatory literature

Alexopoulos C. J.; Introductory mycology. ISBN: 0-471-52229-5
Larone Davise H.; Medically important fungi. ISBN: 1-55581-091-8
Campbell Colin K. 070; Identification of pathogenic fungi. ISBN: 0 90114439 8
Dismukes William E. 340; Clinical mycology. ISBN: 0-19-514809-6
Richardson Malcolm D.; Fungal infection. ISBN: 1-4051-1578-5
Reiss Errol; Fundamental medical mycology. ISBN: 978-0-470-17791-4
Ferreira Wanda F. Canas 340; Microbiologia. ISBN: 978-972-757-515-2

Complementary Bibliography

Pitt J. I.; Fungi and food spoilage. ISBN: 0 412 55460 7
Sidrim José Júlio Costa; Fundamentos clínicos e laboratoriais da micologia médica. ISBN: 85-277-0495-1
Santos Isabel M.; Fungos contaminantes na indústria alimentar. ISBN: 972-97916-0-0
Samson Robert A.; Food and indoor fungi. ISBN: 978-90-70351-82-3
Hoog G. S. de 070; Atlas of clinical fungi. ISBN: 90-70351-43-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes (1.5 hours / week): recurring to the available audiovisual means, in particular PowerPoint presentations.
Students are involved in laboratorial work.
The laboratorial work (1.5 hours/week) is carried out individually.
The chronogram will be presented to the students in advance and the laboratory classes are accompanied with supplied schemes and techniques previously presented at the beginning of the theoretical classes.

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	0,00
Trabalho laboratorial	0,00
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation of frequency follows that specified in the current, existing “evaluation norms” in Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto 2019/2020.
- Student attendance to the laboratory classes is mandatory. Those students whose attendance is lower than 75% of the classes predicted.
- Attendance to theoretical classes in not compulsory.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation of the subject follows that specified in the current, existing “evaluation norms” in Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto 2019/2020. Students are made aware of the type of evaluation applied at the beginning of the semester.
The laboratory component is evaluated on a continuous basis through tests to evaluate performance and reports. Students who have not attained a mark greater than or equal to 9.5 will be subject to a laboratory performance exam with the completion of a report, in the normal period of exams. All other students may also take this exam after registration. Laboratory performance exam will replace the previous marks. Only the students who have obtained a mark of 9.5 in the continuous evaluation or in the final exam will be admitted to the theoretical exam, which covers the totality of all knowledge taught in the theoretical and laboratorial classes. Only the students who have obtained a mark of 9.5 in the theoretical exam are approved.


The laboratory component has a weighting of 40% in the final mark, while the theoretical component corresponds to 60%.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to “evaluation norms” in Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto 2019/2020.
Students that are not required to attend classes will have to score 9.5 or above on the laboratory performance exam.

Classification improvement

- The student has the right to request the repeat of the laboratorial and final exam tests or only the final exam test, but not only the laboratorial exam, to improve the mark in the one of the normal or resource periods in the course of the next following academic year in wich he/she carried out those tests.
- The repeat of the tests to improve the mark can be undertaken only once per subject.
- The final subject classification will be the higher of those obtained in the two tests carried out.
- In the case of subjects which also carry out evaluation in the laboratorial teaching, the final classification will be that resulting from weighting the final exam mark with that which the student obtained when evaluated in the laboratory teaching.

Observations

Frequency of Microbiology.