Undergraduate Course: Intracellular Bacteria: pathogenesis and immune response (MIBM10049)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This special topic will study the general characteristics of intracellular bacteria from both the microbial and host angle. The specific examples used will include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersina spp., Legionella pneumophila and chlamydia. Discussions will focus on the advantages of an intercellular lifestyle, mechanisms of cell entry and survival and host defence and recognition mechanisms. Students will produce a poster to illustrate aspects related to a specific microbe. |
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biologicaql process. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | ID_Intr_Bat |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk |
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