CUET PG 2024 Syllabus Applied Microbiology

Syllabus
for
Applied Microbiology
(SCQP03)

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Note:
i. The Question Paper which will have 75 questions.
ii. All questions will be based on Subject-Specific Knowledge.
iii. All questions are compulsory.
iv. The Questions will be Bilingual (English/Hindi).

Applied Microbiology (SCQP03)

Microbiology
 History and scope of Microbiology
 Position and diversity of microorganisms in the living world
 Structure and organization of a bacterial cell
 Bacteriophages, viroid’s, prions
 Biogeochemical cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sulfur
 General accounts of microbes in diverse environments
 Cultivation of microbes and Microbial growth curve
 Mechanisms of gene transfer
 Basic concepts of gene regulation
 Fermented foods and food-borne diseases
 Types of fermentations and fermenters
 Bio fertilizers and bio pesticides
 Microbial interactions
 Emerging infectious diseases

Cytology and Genetics
 Ultrastructure of plant and animal cell
 Cell cycle
 Mendel's laws and cytoplasmic inheritance
 Interaction of genes
 Linkage and crossing over
 Sex determination in plants and animals
 Modern concept of gene structure
 Mutations and mutagens

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Biochemistry
 Proteins
 Enzymes
 Carbohydrates
 Lipids
 Nucleic acids and Genetic code

Physiology
 Water relations
 Cell Membrane
 Oxygenic and An oxygenic Photosynthesis
 Respiration: Aerobic, anaerobic and fermentation Hormones

Biotechnology
 Vectors: Plasmid, lambda phage based, M13 based, Cosmids, BAC, YAC,
expression vectors, Agrobacterium-based
 Tools and Techniques in biotechnology: Restriction enzymes, ligases, DNA
 polymerases, PCR, Sangers method of sequencing, Southern blotting, Northern
Blotting, DNA microarray, genomic and cDNA libraries, gene gun
 RDT based products

Bio techniques
 Chromatography
 Electrophoresis: Agarose gel, SDS PAGE, IEF and 2D
 Microscopy
 Centrifugation
Spectrophotometry

Immunology
 Cells and organs of immune system
 Innate and adaptive immune response
 Antigen and antibody
 Complement system
 MHC
 Immunological techniques

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Ecology
 Adaptations
 Population ecology
 Community Ecology
 Ecosystem function
 Ecological succession
 Environmental pollution

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