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10535 (v.4) Microbiology 331
Area: | School of Biomedical Science |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Credits: | 50.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11600 (v.3) Microbiology 232 or any previous version
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| The molecular biology and pathogenesis of infectious diseases is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of knowledge. This unit examines viral, bacterial and protozoan pathogenesis at the molecular level and applications that improve diagnosis, treatment, epidemiological analysis, control and prevention of infectious diseases. There is a brief introduction to the molecular biology and biotechnology of prions, viroids, fungi, algae and protozoa. Some of the commercial applications arising from this knowledge include strategies for the development of antimicrobial agents and vaccines, cloning and expression vectors, biological control of insects and pests, strategies for studying oncogenesis and cell apoptosis and tools for diagnosing infectious agents and analysing the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Antimicrobial agents have become one our most important defences against microbial pathogens. This unit examines the action and range of antimicrobial agents, the mechanisms of resistance, spread and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance genes and the urgency and approaches for finding antimicrobial agents. Many cutting edge techniques have been developed to study the molecular biology of microorganisms. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Full Year | 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. |
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