Bacterial Pathogenesis. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: MMI 3713 and MMI 4743 , or consent of instructor. This course will present a selection of topics in the field of bacterial pathogenesis. Lectures will cover regulation of virulence, colonization and host tissue damage, vaccines, antibiotics, and novel antimicrobials, evasion of the immune system, intracellular pathogens, pathogenic mechanisms of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, pathogenic mycobacteriology, and experimental tools in bacterial pathogenesis. (Same as BIO 6883 . Credit cannot be earned for both MMI 6883 and BIO 6883 .) This course has Differential Tuition. Course Fee: GS01 $90; IUB2 $10.