The course provides students with a combination of laboratory and theoretical experience exploring the general aspects of microbiology.
- It includes knowledge of microorganisms, their morphology, diversity, cell structure and function, cultural characteristics, growth, metabolism, the role of microorganisms in infectious diseases, and microbial pathogenesis
- It also clarifies different mechanisms of transport across bacterial cell membranes, metabolic pathways, and physiology of bacteria
- The course also covers the principles of genetic characters, including DNA and RNA structures, replication, different forms of mutation, and mutagenic agents
- It also explores the basic concepts of microbial growth, cultivation, and reproduction
It introduces the modern concepts of medical immunology
- Host-parasite relationship - non-specific and specific immunity - mechanism of protective immunity
- Molecular and cellular immunology includes antigen and antibody structure, function and reaction between them, effector mechanisms, complement, and cell-mediated immunity, active and passive immunization
- Hypersensitivity and in vitro antigen-antibody reactions
- Immune-deficiency disorders
- Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease
- Organ transplantation