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MICR 470

Microbial Pathogenesis

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Molecular and cellular mechanism of microbial promotion of disease, along with host defense systems, and the indispensable and beneficial roles of microbes in human health.

Requirements

Prerequisites

BIOL 300BIOL 304BIOL 315
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

BIOL 300 or BIOL 304; BIOL 315.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate understanding of the diverse molecular mechanisms used by pathogens to invade mammalian hosts.
  • describe the range of toxins produced by pathogenic bacteria and the molecular mechanisms they use to deliver these toxins to mammalian hosts.
  • describe the molecular mechanisms pathogenic microbes use to evade the mammalian host immune response.