Advanced Bacterial Pathogenesis

Catalog description

Prerequisites: BIOL 2012 and BIOL 2482 . Examination of the strategies bacterial pathogens use to infect animals. Topics include host immune responses to infection, bacterial virulence factors, regulation of bacterial virulence, and the cellular and molecular approaches used to study hostparasite interactions. Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 6550 and BIOL 4550 . Students will be required to give an oral presentation and/or write an extra paper on a topic relevant to the course. Three hours of lecture per week.