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MI3031 - Aquatic Microbial Pathobiology
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2012 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
School of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences |
Normal anatomy and histology of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates from a disease
perspective; responses to disease; description of important infectious diseases of
aquatic animals and control; case studies with an aquaculture bias; establishment
of piscine cell lines.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate the role quarantine plays in controlling aquatic disease;
- introduce students to research;
- introduce students to the major aquatic diseases in Australia;
- introduce the students to the various methods of pathogen isolation and culture used
when investigating fish kills;
- teach the students the diagnostic approach to disease control.
Prerequisites: |
MI2031 or MI2011 or MI2021 or BM1000 or BZ1001 or PC2201 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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MI5031 and TV5240 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 23-Aug-2012 |
Coord/Lect: |
Assoc. Professor Leigh Owens. |
Workload expectations: |
- 30 hours lectures
- 8 hours tutorials
- 36 hours practicals
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Assessment: |
end of semester exam (60%); thesis (25%); assignments (15%). |
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