VETERINARY BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with second year standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct a valid differential diagnosis list of bacterial or fungal organisms contributing to disease, given a patient signalment, presenting complaint, physical examination, and pertinent laboratory data. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe methods for proper collection and transport of samples for bacterial or fungal culture and identification. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform basic laboratory tests for identification of bacterial and fungal species (e.g. streak a bacterial culture plate, Gram stain, microscopic identification of bacterial and fungal organisms). Audience: Graduate 4. Prepare an appropriate diagnostic plan and interpret diagnostic test results for bacterial and fungal organisms. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe important features of treatment for bacterial and fungal diseases of veterinary species. Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss the importance of proper disinfection techniques for prevention of bacterial and fungal diseases. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct a valid differential diagnosis list of bacterial or fungal organisms contributing to disease, given a patient signalment, presenting complaint, physical examination, and pertinent laboratory data. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe methods for proper collection and transport of samples for bacterial or fungal culture and identification. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform basic laboratory tests for identification of bacterial and fungal species (e.g. streak a bacterial culture plate, Gram stain, microscopic identification of bacterial and fungal organisms). Audience: Graduate 4. Prepare an appropriate diagnostic plan and interpret diagnostic test results for bacterial and fungal organisms. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe important features of treatment for bacterial and fungal diseases of veterinary species. Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss the importance of proper disinfection techniques for prevention of bacterial and fungal diseases. Audience: Graduate