Subject: Bioch Micro Immuno Sciences
Credit units: 3
Offered: Term 2 only
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College: Medicine
Department: Bioch Micro Immuno

This course explores how bacteria perform essential functions and adapt to diverse environments. You will learn about the bacterial cell envelope and surface, import and export of nutrients and macromolecules, regulation of gene expression and processes, and how bacteria generate specialized cellular forms. You will examine these topics through the analysis of classic and current literature, using a combination of lectures, activities and discussions. You will also gain an understanding of how bacterial processes are relevant for human health and biotechnology, such as the development of new antibiotics and vaccines.

Prerequisite(s): BMSC 210.3 and BMSC 230.3.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BMSC 320.3.

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