Paradigms in Bacterial Pathogenesis

3 credits

Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis including adherence, invasion, intracellular survival, toxins, host defenses and microbial evasion strategies, antibiotics, and vaccines. Introduction to experimental approaches used to study bacterial pathogens. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: Either (a) one of MICB 211, MICB 202 and one of BIOL 201, BIOC 202, BIOC 203; or (b) BIOT 380.