BIOL 171 - Microbial PathogenesisSemester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course will focus on interactions between human hosts and microbial pathogens. Topics to be covered include innate and adaptive immunity, and the corresponding strategies used by microbes to defeat these host defenses. The development of vaccines and antibiotics will be discussed, along with the emerging threat of resistant microbes. Experimental methods for identifying and characterizing microbial virulence factors will be explored through critical readings of primary scientific literature.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BIOL 134. Credit will be given for BIOL 171 or BIOL 271, not both.
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