| β-Lactamases in the biochemistry and molecular biology laboratory. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21567758 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
β-lactamases are hydrolytic enzymes that inactivate the β-lactam ring of antibiotics such as penicillins and cephalosporins. The major diversity of studies carried out until now have mainly focused on the characterization of β-lactamases recovered among clinical isolates of Gram-positive staphylococci and Gram-negative enterobacteria, amongst others. However, only some studies refer to the detection and development of β-lactamases carriers in healthy humans, sick animals, or even in strains isolated from environmental stocks such as food, water, or soils. Considering this, we proposed a 10-week laboratory programme for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology laboratory for majors in the health, environmental, and agronomical sciences. During those weeks, students would be dealing with some basic techniques such as DNA extraction, bacterial transformation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and the use of several bioinformatics tools. These laboratory exercises would be conducted as a mini research project in which all the classes would be connected with the previous ones. This curriculum was compared in an experiment involving two groups of students from two different majors. The new curriculum, with classes linked together as a mini research project, was taught to a major in Pharmacy and an old curriculum was taught to students from environmental health. The results showed that students who were enrolled in the new curriculum obtained better results in the final exam than the students who were enrolled in the former curriculum. Likewise, these students were found to be more enthusiastic during the laboratory classes than those from the former curriculum. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Amador Paula; Prudêncio Cristina; Vieira Monica; Ferraz Ricardo; Fonte Rosalia; Silva Nuno; Coelho Pedro; Fernandes Ruben |
Related Documents
:
|
17550638 - A tribute to joe bilotta. 18243088 - What are the views of midwives in relation to perineal repair? 14692008 - A national survey of trainee impairment in clinical, counseling, and school psychology ... 11033938 - Characteristics of nursing doctoral programs in the united states. 20926728 - Diversity based on race, ethnicity, and sex between academic orthopaedic surgery and ot... 11177218 - Online educational resources - will more information make us wiser? |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Volume: 37 ISSN: 1539-3429 ISO Abbreviation: Biochem Mol Biol Educ Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-05-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 100970605 Medline TA: Biochem Mol Biol Educ Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 301-6 Citation Subset: - |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2009 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. |
Affiliation:
|
Escola Superior de Technologia da Saúde do Porot (ESTSP), Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP), 4400-330 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC), Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC), 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal; Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL), 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Understanding the glycemic index and glycemic load and their practical applications.
Next Document: Problem-solving test: In vitro protein kinase a reaction*.