VETMI 7250 - [Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis]

(crosslisted)
(also BIOMI 7250)

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: BIOMI 4040, BIOMI 4090, BIOMI 4310 or equivalent course. Next offered 2012-2013. Written permission of instructor for undergraduates is required.

D. Debbie, H. Marquis, and M. Scidmore.

Covers the mechanisms of pathogenesis of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. Addresses the need for a course covering the breadth of microbial pathogenesis. Emphasizes, at the molecular and cellular levels, the methods microbial pathogens use to enter, survive, and cause damage to their hosts. By studying the molecular mechanisms of all the major microbial groups together, students will be able to appreciate the commonality of pathogenic mechanisms as well as to see the unique properties of each group of organisms. The contribution of the host response to the pathogenesis process will be covered, but in less detail as this information is addressed in VETMI 7190 Immunology of Infectious Diseases.