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2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Apr 04, 2025
 
2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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MSMVM 3410 - MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS


Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course is an introduction to the molecular basis of bacterial and parasitic pathogenesis. Topics include: 1) introduction to microbial pathogens, 2) molecular and classical Koch’s postulates, 3) pathogen adhesion strategies, 4) molecular mechanisms of invasion 5) microbial strategies for immune evasion 6) genetics and action of bacterial toxins 7) coordinate regulation of virulence factors 8) antibiotics and antibiotic resistance 9) host responses to infection 10) vaccines.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis


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