Emphasis in bacteriology will be placed on the physiology, replication, and gene exchange in bacteria. Virology will focus on virus replication strategies and pathogenesis. 5033 Medical Microbiology Lectures, case presentations, conferences, and laboratories consider the basic biology of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses and their role in the causation of human disease. Course given in fall semester of alternate years. Required of all students each semester.
Students present the results of their thesis or dissertation research.
Attendance is required and participation is essential. The focus of this course will be on the various processes involved in the flow of information from genes to their expressed products. Regulation of these processes will be explored in depth for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. 5123 Microbial Genetics Lectures, discussions and outside reading will concentrate on genetic information, genetic exchange and gene regulation in prokaryotes. The techniques of recombinant DNA technology, molecular systematics and other molecular approaches used to study prokaryotes will also be covered.