BIOL 4440 - Pathogenic Bacteriology

Credit Hours: (3) Former: (MMCS 4440)

Description: Unifying concepts in bacterial pathogenesis, with emphasis on molecular aspects of pathogenesis and modern approaches to pathogenesis research; introduction to immunology; human microbiota and opportunistic pathogens; pathogen evolution; virulence factor regulation, delivery, and mechanism; antibiotics and antibiotic resistance; vaccination. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3550 and CHEM 3511.