Course Description

BI476 Microbial Disease W 0.5

Microbial disease will be examined from a physiological and molecular perspective. Factors involved in overcoming host defense, virulence and pathogenesis will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the physiological mechanisms and genetic regulation involved as well as host resistance and response. Historical and emerging microbiologically-mediated diseases of the human body will be covered.

Prerequisite: BI274 or permission of department.

2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours per week

Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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