{"id":42939,"date":"2024-05-29T16:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T08:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/?page_id=42939"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:54:32","slug":"microb-bytes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/microb-bytes\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiology Bytes (NEW!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tMicrobiology Bytes\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Here are some <strong>short notes<\/strong> and <strong>quizzes<\/strong> prepared by your microbiology tutors in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Collaborative project lead: <strong>Dr Yeo Huimin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Authors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A\/Prof Justin Chu Jang Hann<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A\/Prof Tan Shyong Wei, Kevin<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A\/Prof Vincent Chow Tak Kwong<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Adjunct A\/Prof Timothy Barkham<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Chen Yuanxiang, Kenneth<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quiz contributors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A\/Prof Justin Chu Jang Hann<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h2><strong>MicroB Quiz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Click on a topic to test your understanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/ugc\/story.php?title=malaria-quizie%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMalaria\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/ugc\/story.php?title=microb-quiz-dengue1q%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDengue\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>SHORT NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on each picture below to download the short notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<h4><strong><br \/>\nCOVID-19<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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