This course will give an overview of the Microbial world including Bacteria, Archea and Eukaryotic microorganisms.
The students will be able to describe the different microbial structures, functions and regulations; the multiple interactions microbes can have with their environments and with higher eucaryotes including plants, animals and humans; the innate and adaptative immunity; the epidemiology and microbial diseases.
The course will be subdivided in different parts:
1. The Microbial World
2. Microbial Growth and Regulatory Systems
3. Microbial Systems Biology
4. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
5. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
6. Microbial Evolution and Systematics
7. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, Animals and Humans
8. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
9. Innate & Adaptive Immunity
10. Epidemiology and Microbial Diseases
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The evaluation will be explained during the first course. It will cover all the subjects seen in the course and be composed of three parts:
- the preparation and the presentation of the subjects to the class (15% of the final grade)
- the active participation during the presentation to the class by asking/answering questions (15% of the final grade)
- a multiple choice assessment at each course to check whether the concepts seen in the previous course are acquired (20% of the final grade)
- an oral exam on the entire course (50% of the final grade)
The following book will be used as a reference for the course:
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th edition) - Madigan, Bender, Buckley, Sattley, Stahl. Pearson Education