551-0345-00L Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | W.‑D. Hardt, B. Nguyen |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 15. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. |
| Abstract | Research laboratory class in small groups. Research projects on current topics in cellular microbiology and bacterial pathogenesis are assigned to each student. |
| Learning objective | Introduction to a current topic in cellular microbiology and/or molecular genetics of a bacterial pathogen. Experimental work in the research lab and introduction to the current lab techniques. Work with the current research literature in bacterial pathogenesis. Writing of a research protocol. Requirement for obtaining the credit points: oral presentation of the research project and evaluation of the research protocol. |
| Content | Research projects on the model pathogen Salmonella. |
| Lecture notes | none. |
| Literature | Literature will be selected with reference to the assigned research project. |