USP Applied Microbiology

Mobilize fundamental knowledge of bacterial metabolism and apply it to bacterial nutrition.
Mobilize fundamental knowledge linked to the use of antibiotics in biotechnology and therapeutic treatment.
Introduce the notion of immobilized bacterial cells (biofilms) and their uses in biotechnology.
Apply microbiological knowledge to establish strategies for identifying and characterizing bacteria.

Knowledge of microbiology at L2 level

Knowledge of bacterial nutrition and metabolism:

The different trophic types
Culture media and methods

Antibiotics:

Modes of action and resistance mechanisms.

Biofilms:

Definition, formation, recalcitrance (resistance) and use in biotechnology.

Identification and characterization of bacteria (typing)