DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, CVSc&AH is engaged with teaching of UG and PG students of Veterinary Microbiology and applied research in diagnostic microbiology of animal diseases. It offers courses on different disease producing pathogens include bacteria, viruses, fungi etc. This department is also an integral part in extension activities of the university. Presently this department is engaged with three research projects on different bacterial and viral organisms to be diagnosed and characterized. Molecular biological and immunological techniques are applied for early and specific diagnosis of animal diseases.

List of Courses

UG courses

VMC-211 General Veterinary Microbiology 3(2+1)

VMC-221 Veterinary Immunology & Serology 3(2+1)

VMC-311 Systemic Veterinary Bacteriology & Mycology 3(2+1)

VMC-321 General & Systemic Veterinary Virology 3(2+1)

VLD-421 Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis – I 2(0+2)

VLD-511 Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis – I 2(0+2)

PG courses

VMC-601 General Veterinary Bacteriology 3(2+1)

VMC-602 Systemic bacteriology 3 (2+1)

VMC-603 General virology 2 (1+1)

VMC-604 Systemic virology 3 (2+1)

VMC-605 General immunology 3 (2+1)

VMC-606 Bacterial and viral genetics 3 (2+1)

VMC- 607 Diagnostic bacteriology and virology 3 (1+2)

VMC-608 Techniques in immunology 2 (0+2)

VMC-701 Bacterial metabolism 3 (2+1)

VMC-702 Systemic mycology 3 (2+1)

VMC-703 Immunity to diseases 3 (2+1)

VMC-704 Mycoplasma, Rickettsia & Chlamydia 1 (1+0)

VMC-705 Molecular Techniques in Microbiology 1 (0+1)

VMC-706 Cell Culture & Virus Propagation 1 (0+1)

VMC-708 Bacterial Toxins 2 (1+1)

Research Activities


*Fig 1. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showing the presence of pili (fimbriae) in P. multocida* isolated from pneumonic lesions of water buffaloes.**	Fig 2. *Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showing the presence of pili (fimbriae) in P. multocida* isolated from pneumonic lesions of water buffaloes.**

Fig 3. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of PCR product using species and type specific primers for P. multocida. Lane-M, 100 bp DNA marker; Lane-1, P. multocida vaccine strain (serotype B:2); Lane-2, 3& 4 representative P. multocida isolates; Lane-5 P. multocida other than serotype B:2 and/or B:5/B:2,5. Amplimer of 462 bp is specific for P.multocdia and amplimer of 620 bp is specific for serotype B:2.	Fig 4. Histopathological changes in lung of buffalo showed extensive vascular congestion, edema in inter-alveolar spaces with accumulation of fair number of inflammatory cells. Haematoxylene and Eosin X 200.