307699 (v.1) Microbiology 331


Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11600 (v.2) Microbiology 232
 

Syllabus:

Molecular biology and biotechnology of animal, plant, insect and bacterial viruses. Use of viruses as models for studying gene regulation and nucleic acid replication. Contribution of viruses to molecular biotechnology - strategies for the development of antiviral agents and vaccines, cloning and expression vectors, insecticides, tools for studying oncogenesis and apoptosis, tools for diagnosis of viral infection and epidemiology of viral diseases. Molecular biology and biotechnology of prions, viroids,fungi, algae and protozoa. One section is devoted to cutting edge technology used to study micro-organisms including nucleic acid sequencing, proteomics and micro-arrays.
 
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Field of Education:

10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Categorised

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area