ملحق المادة الدراسية
Bacterial infection mechanisms (MBIO 522)
المقرر الدراسي
Course name: Bacterial infection mechanisms (MBIO 522)
Course Main Objective(s):
To demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the mechanism of bacterial pathogenesis and virulence factors. To educate the students on the basics of laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases caused by bacteria. Students will provide them with an overview of major scientific research to provide expertise in understanding, presenting, and critiquing scientific findings and providing expertise in writing research proposals.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to understand the pathogenesis of bacteria
- Students will be able to recognize how to diagnose pathogenic bacteria
- Students will be able to demonstrate a variety of classical and modern bacteriology techniques
- Students will demonstrate the ability to design experiments with appropriate controls and conduct original research.
- Students will be able to distinguish between different types of bacteria using advanced methods and techniques
- Develop written communication skills by writing experimental results clearly and concisely
- Students can use information technology to search for required additional information.
- Students will be able to understand hypothetical-deductive reasoning and its applications in scientific analysis.
Course Content
- External and internal barriers against bacterial infection
- Role of iron in bacterial infection
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Bacterial toxins
- Biofilm
- Toxin-antitoxin system
- Microbiome
- Food-borne pathogens
- Infections caused by Anaerobic Bacteria
References:
- - Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology
- Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Warren Levinson—14th Edition. By Warren Levinson, Peter Chin-Hong, Elizabeth A. Joyce, Jesse Nussbaum, and Brian Schwartz. 2016.
- Bacteriology of Humans: An Ecological Perspective. By: Michael Wilson, (2008) by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens. Kudva, I. T., Cornick, N. A., Plummer, P. J., Zhang, Q., Nicholson, T. L., Bannantine, J. P., & Bellaire, B. H. (5th Edition). (2020). John Wiley & Sons.
- Handouts