GMS 6109 Advanced Bacteriology
- Credits: 2
- Prerequisites: designed to follow GMS 6121 Infectious Diseases; also appropriate for students who either majored in microbiology or took a comprehensive undergraduate microbiology course
- When Offered: Spring
- Syllabus: GMS 6109 Advanced Bacteriology
Description
Advanced bacteriology in two modules. The first module covers bacterial genetics (e.g., gene expression and regulation, plasmids and bacteriophages, genetic engineering and genetic analysis) and physiology (e.g., DNA replication, protein production and localization, biofilms). The second module covers antibiotics (e.g., antibiotic classes and their mechanisms of action) and antibiotic resistance (e.g., mechanisms).
Course Goals
- Describe differences in cell structure among different classes of bacteria
- Relate how cell structure and composition affect the biology and genetics of the bacteria
- Describe in detail the process of gene expression from transcription to translation to secretion and identify the genetic elements involved with these processes
Relate chromosomal DNA replication to different models of plasmid DNA replication and use this information to explain the biology and use of representative plasmids - Describe the life cycles and replication mechanisms of representative bacteriophages
- Creatively use plasmids and phages in the manipulation of bacterial genomes
- Describe the regulation of transcription from the most basic paradigms to more complicated models of regulation
- Understand the history of antibiotics
- Describe mechanisms of antibiotic action affecting a variety of pathways
- Explain acquired and intrinsic resistance mechanisms
- Describe the use of phages and other entities as non-conventional therapeutic agents.
At A Glance
- 100% online
- Classes offered spring, summer, & fall
- No GRE requirement
- Over 40 courses to choose from
- Tuition $535.00 per credit hour