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 526-308 Medical Bacteriology

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr R. Strugnell, Prof. R. Robins-Browne

Prerequisites

Microbiology 526-201 or 526-203; Biochemistry 521-211 and 521-212 (or 521-201).

Strongly Recommended: Microbiology 526-321, 526-323 (Medical Microbiology Option)

Semester

2

Contact

30 lectures plus 6 hours tutorial

Subject Description

Upon completion of this subject students should have an appreciation of

  • bacterial pathogenesis and
  • the development of therapeutic and preventative measures to control bacterial infections, with particular reference to bacterial vaccines.

The subject will examine the underlying genetic, physiological, immunological and biochemical principles which underpin research into pathogenesis, i.e. the processes used by bacterial to cause disease, and the techniques used to define these activities.

Assessment

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination.

Prescribed Texts
  • Salyers, A.A. and Whitt, D.D., Bacterial Pathogenesis - a molecular approach. 1994, ASM Press.
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