BMB510: Biomedical Microbiology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01001001

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
4th quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: bhk@bmb.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
jakobm@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students must have attended BMB504 Fundamental Molecular Biologi and should be familiar with the material in BMB507 Fundamental Microbiology.

Course introduction
To give students general knowledge about the pathogenic properties of microorganisms and their pathological importance.

Qualifications
Students will gain familiarity to pathogenic microorganisms and will be able to:
- understand and describe the pathological importance of microorganisms.
- understand and describe host-pathogen interactions.
- understand and describe the molecular mechanisms underlying microbial pathogenesis.

By reading and presenting peer-reviewed original publications, the students will be able to understand and evaluate research papers describing molecular genetic studies of biological problems.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:

• Give an account for the pathological importance of micro-organisms.
• Describe the interactions between micro-organisms and host-organisms.
• Describe the molecular mechanisms underlying microbial pathogenesis.
• Give an account for the basic molecular genetic methods for investigation of host-pathogen interactions.
• Plan and carry out a theoretical project based on research publications.
• Search for relevant research publications and employ this information in relation to the project.

Subject overview
The following subjects will be presented and discussed:
- The biology of pathogenic microorganisms.
- Host-pathogen relations.
- Virulence determinants of microorganisms.
- Microbial pathogenesis.
- The pathological importance of microorganisms, including epidemiology, diagnostics, prevention and medical treatment of infectious disease.

Literature

• M. Schaechter, J.L. Ingraham, F.C .Neidhardt:: Microbe, ASM Press 2006.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Project report, with this project as a starting point, there will be an individual oral exam (internal censorship, marks according to the Danish 7-scale).
Reexamination after 2nd quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Undervisningen vil bestå af forelæsninger (16 timer), eksaminatorier (herunder metodekritisk artikelgennemgang) (6 timer), projektintroduktion (2 timer), samt individuel projektvejledning (forløber over 3 uger). Projektgrupperne vil bestå af 3-4 studerende. De studerende vil få vejledning i projektvalg, problemformulering, litteratursøgning samt evaluering af litteratur, som er relevant for projektopgaven.
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Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
This course in combination with BMB507 (Fundamental Microbiology) replaces BM115 (Microbiology) in the earlier degree program. This course is thus not open to students who have obtained credit for BM115.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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