Bacterial Physiology and Genetics

How bacteria grow, sense their world and exchange genes.

MICB-301 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Microbiology

Course content

  1. 1The bacterial cellComing
  2. 2Growth and its measurementComing
  3. 3Nutrition and transportComing
  4. 4Energy metabolismComing
  5. 5Gene regulation in bacteriaComing
  6. 6Two-component signalingComing
  7. 7Quorum sensingComing
  8. 8Mutation and selectionComing
  9. 9TransformationComing
  10. 10Conjugation and plasmidsComing
  11. 11Transduction and phagesComing
  12. 12Bacterial genetics case studyComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

How bacteria grow, sense their world and exchange genes.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.