NBIK15005U Advanced Bacteriology 2
MSc Programme in Biology
MSc Programme in Biochemistry
MSc Programme in Molecular Biomedicine
Theme 1: Bacterial physiology
- Structure and function of the prokaryotic cell, metabolic diversity
Theme 2: Symbiotic bacteria
- Bacterial symbionts in animals and plants
Theme 3: Pathogenic bacteria in humans
- From free-living to pathogen: Adaptatin to pathogenicity
- Bacterial disease mechanisms
- Infectious biology in humans of selected bacteria
By the end of the course students are expected to be able to master:
Knowledge:
- describe structural and functional attributes of bacteria that relate to their ability to live as single-cell organisms or in intimate associations with eukaryotes
- describe the metabolic diversity of bacteria and the diversity of an ecological context
- describe the molecular basis of bacterial mutualistic symbiosis with a selection of animals and plants
- describe the mechanisms of bacterial paathogenesis in humans
- describe in detail the molecular basis of pathogenesis of selected pathogenic bacteria on humans
Skills:
- evaluate quorum sensing in relation to bacterial physiology and bacterial pathogenesis
- evaluate and analyse bacterial adaptations to pathogenicity
- evaluate the potential of bacteria to produce infectious disease in humans
Competences:
- analyse, put into pespective, and criticize the primary scientific lierature
- perform effective written and oral presentation of acquired knowledge and ideas
See Absalon
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Lectures
- 21
- Preparation
- 142
- Seminar
- 42
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minutesFinal oral exam based on curriculum, 20 minutes without preparation. All exam questions will be published 10 days before the exam.
- Exam registration requirements
In order to be allowed to the final exam, the student should have participated actively in the course and have performed a satisfactory oral presentation based on a scientific paper.
If the requirement is not fulfilled, the student must hand in a scientific paper that must be approved by the teacher no later than two weeks before the registration period for reexamination ends.- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
To obtain the grade 12 the student must be able to demonstrate an excellent fulfilment of the learning outcome described above.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK15005U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- B
- Course capacity
- No limitation
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Biology and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Course responsibles
- Søren Johannes Sørensen (3-786f7845676e7433707a336970)
Lecturers
Mette Burmølle, Niels-Ulrik Frigaard, Michael Kühl, Anders Priemé and guest lecturers.