FDMBa_FAF Microbiology

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Jakub Treml, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Jakub Treml, Ph.D.
Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Molecular Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course focuses on current issues of pharmaceutical microbiology, which will include, in particular, natural antimicrobial agents, including those isolated from plants, and preservatives, methods for the evaluation of antimicrobial activity of plant products and other natural products, evaluation of interactions between medicinal plant products and microbes of the human and animal gut.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of basic and advanced methods of microbiology Knowledge of the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents Knowledge of natural antimicrobial compounds Knowledge of antibiotics and their effects
Key topics
A series of tutorials/consultations and studying alone at home on various aspects of pharmaceutical microbiology including microbial natural antibiotics and preservatives, methods of evaluation anti-microbial activity of plant substances and other natural products, assessment of interactions between herbal medicinal products and human and animal gut bacteria
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • COWAN, M. Kelly and Heidi SMITH. Microbiology : a systems approach. Sixth edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2022, xxix, 780. ISBN 9781260571516. info
  • Practical handbook of microbiology. Edited by Lorrence H. Green - Emanuel Goldman. Fourth edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9781000245028. URL info
  • Medical microbiology : a guide to microbial infections : pathogenesis, immunity, laboratory investigation and control. Edited by Mike Barer - William L. Irving - Andrew Swann - Nelun Perera. Nineteenth edition. [Amsterdam]: Elsevier, 2019, xv, 743. ISBN 9780702072000. info
  • Mlynarčík. Farmaceutická mikrobiológia. UK Bratislava, 2017. ISBN 978-80-223-4102-8. info
  • MURRAY, Patrick R.; Ken S. ROSENTHAL and Michael A. PFALLER. Medical microbiology. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2016, x, 836. ISBN 9780323299565. info
  • Bryskier André. Antimicrobial Agents. ASM Press, Washington DC, 2005. ISBN 978-1-55581-237-9. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Oral examination
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Autumn 2025, Spring 2026.
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