13124 (v.2) Introduction to Microbiology 137

---

 

Area:	School of Biomedical Science
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Basic biology of bacteria, fungi and viruses and their roles in human disease. Microbial cell structure, nutrition, metabolism and cultivation of microbes. Control of microbes by sterilisation, disinfection and anti-microbial chemotherapy. Immunity to microbial pathogens.