MBB263   Microbiology 2   (20 credits)

Description

This module builds upon the microbiological topics introduced in earlier modules, including aspects of bacterial growth and gene regulation, microbial biodiversity and cellular differentiation, biotechnology, the mechanisms used by pathogenic bacteria to subvert and fool the host's defences, the use of vaccines and antimicrobial agents in controlling and treating diseases caused by pathogens, the problems associated with newly-emerging pathogens and the role that resistance to antimicrobial agents is playing in the re-emergence of certain diseases.

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