Implementation Date: 2012
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BIOL 8103. Microbiology and Immunology of Infection. (4) Prerequisites: CHEM 8101 and BIOL 8102, or permission of instructor. Function and pathogenesis of prokaryotes as well as related aspects of host response. Microbial physiology with an emphasis on aspects relevant to pathogenesis; bacterial genetics with an emphasis on operons and regulons as model of control of bacterial gene expression; pathogenic microbiology with an emphasis on invasion and intracellular survival; immunology with an emphasis on the role of the immune response in resistance to infection. The interaction between the host immune system and microorganisms or viruses explored at the genetic and physiological levels with emphases on the process of infection; intracellular invasion and survival/replication; its modulation by resident microbiota and the host’s innate and adaptive immune responses; the utility of pathogenic agents for the exploration of host resistance and immunity. Thirty two-hour lectures. (Spring)