Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
BIO 432E Microbial Physiology English Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 6 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites BIO 321 MIN DD
or BIO 321E MIN DD
or BIO 216E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Basic concepts in microbiology, Bacterial taxonomy, Bacterial morphology, Bacterial metabolism, Major metabolic pathways, Nitrogen fixation-regulation (in cyanobactreia and in sulfur bacteria), Bioluminescense and its use in research, Secondary metabolism, Pathogenicity, Virus and bacteriophages, Extremophiles, Bacterial genetics, Concepts in bacterial evolution, Lateral (horizontal) gene transfers, Phylogenetic analysis, Comparative archaeal metabolism and archaeal genetics , Genomics, proteomics