MDOH 5070 - Principles of Microbiology

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This course is designed to provide students a basic understanding of medical microbiology, including its sub-disciplines of virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and entomology. More specifically, this course is concerned with the structure, metabolism and genetics of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites in relation to their identification and pathogenicity. A major focus of the course is for students to associate specific etiologic agents with their basic structural attributes and with the diseases associated with these agents.