Description:
| Aims: To demonstrate to students how novel molecular tools can be used to address questions central to the behaviour of microbial life.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to:
* describe central examples of microbial behaviour and relate this to the molecular mechanisms involved. Examples such as symbiosis and pathogenicity involving bacteria, plants, animals and fungi;
* explain the impact that molecular biology has had on these areas of study.
Skills: Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Oral communication T/F/A, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F/A.
Content: Possible topics include: changes in pathogen host range, plant- microbe symbiosis, animal-microbe symbiosis and inter-microbial competition and cooperation.
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