About the Division
Bacteriology division is part of the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department. The division provides a wide range of diagnostic services in bacteriology, mycobacteriology and molecular diagnosis through the diagnostic microbiology, surveillance and molecular epidemiology laboratories. The Bacteriology division has an Educational role by participating in teaching programs for undergraduate medical students as well as post-graduate medical students (master and doctor degrees). Lastly The Bacteriology division supports numerous lines of medical research.
Staff Members
- Prof. Dr. Hussein Mazloum
- Prof. Dr. Boussaina Massoud
- Prof. Dr. Safaa Amer
- Prof. Dr. Zakeya Metwalli
- Prof. Dr. Nancy Omar
- Prof. Dr. Salama Sadaka
- Prof. Dr. Iman El-Ghazzawy
- Prof. Dr. Hala Abd El-Salam
- Prof. Dr. Azza El-Hefnawy
- Prof. Dr. Malaka El-Mofty
- Prof. Dr. Amina Nour El- Din
- Prof. Dr. Nagwa Gamil
- Prof. Dr. Khaled Bedewy
- Prof. Dr. Shwikar Abd El-Salam
- Prof. Dr. Manal Ismail
- lecturer. Dr. Noha Abo Saeda
- lecturer. Dr. Hadir Okasha
- lecturer. Dr. Marwa Meheissen
- Ass. Lecturer. Dr. Shams Arafa
- Ass. Lecturer. Dr. Dina Kholeif
- Demonstrator: Dr. Yara Safwat
- Demonstrator: Dr. Amira Baz
- Demonstrator: Dr. Nehal Shahtout
- Demonstrator: Dr. Sara Abd El-Aziz
- Demonstrator: Dr. Mayada Nabil
Contact Information
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
Phone: 03-4861526
e-mail: Micro-Immunology@.alexmed.edu.eg
Curriculum
Undergraduate:
General Bacteriology
- Bacterial cell structure
- Bacterial spores
- Bacterial physiology
- Bacterial genetics
- Genetic engineering
- Antibacterial agents
- Normal flora of the human body
- Decontamination
- Health care management
- Gram positive cocci
- Staphylococci
- Streptococci and Enterococci
- Gram negative diplococci
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Neisseria
- Non-spore forming gram positive bacilli
- Corynebacteria
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Spore forming gram positive bacilli
- Aerobic spore bearers: Genus Bacillus>
- Anaerobic spore bearers: Genus Clostridium
- Anaerobic gram negative non sporing bacilli
- Bacteroides
- Enteric gram negative rods (Enterobacteriaceae)
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella
- Proteus
- Pseudomonas
- Vibrio
- Campylobacter
- Helicobacter
- Short Gram negative rods
- Haemophilus
- Bordetella
- Brucella
- Yersinia
- Pasteurella
- Francisella
- Mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium leprae
- Atypical Mycobacteria
- Spirochetes
- Treponema
- Borrelia
- Leptospirae
- Legionella
- Mycoplasma
- Rickettsiae
- Chlamydia
- Molecular Microbiology
- General Microbiology
- Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology
- Systematic Medical Bacteriology
- Diagnostic Microbiology
- Mechanism of Action of Bacterial Toxins & Vaccine Preparations
- Bacterial Infectious Diseases
- Hospital Associated Bacterial Infections
- Elective courses For different medical specialties:
- Control of Hospital Infection
- Advanced Course on the Contribution of Microorganisms to Cancer
- Microbiology in Medical Practice
- Advanced Course on Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Advanced Course on Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
- Advanced Courses in Systematic and Applied Bacteriology
- General Methods in Microbiology
- Courses Submitted by Microbiology Department to other Departments in the faculty:
- Diagnostic Microbiology (for Clinical Pathology & Parasitology)
- Microbiology for Chest Diseases
- Microbiology for Dermatology
- Microbiology for Genitourinary Surgery
- Microbiology for obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Basic Microbiology for Ophthalmology
- Microbiology for Orthopaedics
- Microbiology for pediatrics
- Microbiology for Tropical Medicine
- Microbiology for public Health
- Microbiology for Internal Medicine
- Microbiology for ENT
- Microbiology for Critical Care
- Microbiology for Emergency Medicine
- Microbiology for Surgery
- Microbiology for Haematology
- Medical Microbiology for Family Medicine