Graduate Studies
BIOL 53300 Medical Microbiology
Offering:
Fall, Credit 3.0Prerequisites:
BIOL 22100 or BIOL 43800 and 43900
Description:
We will first give a brief description of the immune system and its roles in fighting against infection followed by criteria used to determine whether a microorganism is responsible for a disease. We will then discuss pathogenic mechanisms of several groups of important infectious agents, including transmission, route of infection and means to avoid the detection by the immune system. Treatment of infectious disease and the current challenges in this aspect will also be covered. We will also discuss strategies and methods used to study bacterial pathogenesis. Finally, we will briefly describe bioterrorism and biodefense. All topics will be discussed along with reading assignments of relevant up-to-date research articles.
Instructor(s):
Zhao-Qing LuoE-mail:
luoz@purdue.eduTextbook(s):
Recommended/Paperback
Text: Bacterial Pathogenesis: A molecular approach
Year/Edition: 2002/2nd
ISBN Number: 1-55581-171-X
Author(s): Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Press
Course Format:
BIOL 53300:
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CRN |
Instructional Type |
Day |
Time |
Room(s) |
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12483 |
75-min Lecture |
TTH |
Sec 01-10:30-11:45 |
HANS 326A |
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