| Molecular strategies for microbial survival, growth and adaptation. Virulence mechanisms of human pathogens. Molecular basis of antimicrobial drug resistance. Host response to microbial infection. Impact of the commensal flora on health and disease. Bacterial strategies for evading host defenses, Current molecular methods for the study of microorganisms in isolation, and within complex microbial communities.Bacterial, bacteriophage, viral, protozoal and fungal genetics. Molecular evolution and diversity of human pathogens. Mutagenesis. Mechanisms of genetic information transfer. Plasmids. Regulation of gene expression. Genetic adaptation. Strains and their differentiation. Important concepts including serotypes, serovars, serogroups, pathotypes, pathovars and lineages. |
Administrative assistant: Mr. ABEELUCK Yajyushsingh
Telephone: 4037400
Email: aofoa-exam@uom.ac.mu |
