526-205 Microbes: Infections and Responses

Biology 650-141 and 650-142.

BBiomedSc students: 650-131 and 650-132.

Microbiology 526-201 and 526-221.

BBiomedSc students: 521-213 and 536-250.

Upon completion of this course students should have:

• sufficient knowledge to form a foundation for future courses in microbiology and immunology;

• an understanding of microbial life processes and microbial growth and its control;

• an appreciation of the mechanisms by which microorganisms initiate infection, and the basis of the host immune response to infection;

• a knowledge of the some of the ways in which infectious disease can be controlled in individuals and in communities, including the use of antimicrobials and vaccines; and

• the ability to perform basic microbiological techniques safely and effectively and recognise valid clinical applications of these techniques.

A 10-minute oral presentation during the semester (10%); ongoing assessment of practical reports due during the semester (20%); a 3-hour written examination in the examination period (70%). Satisfactory completion of the laboratory work and written reports is necessary to pass the subject.

• N C Engleberg, V DiRita and T S Dermody, Schaechter's Mechanisms of Microbial Disease. 4th Edn, 2006.