Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course presents molecular approaches in current experimental microbiology. Areas covered include molecular mechanisms of adaptations to the environment, including pathogenesis and interactions with other cells; evolutionary relationships among microbes; signal transduction, differentiation and secondary metabolism; microbial communities; observation of and experimentation on molecular pathways and mechanisms of microbial pro- and eukaryotes; usage of microbial models to study fundamental biological processes.
Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on direct relevance of these topics to current problems in medicine, agriculture, food and related industries.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
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| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 0 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To understand how microorganisms interact with their environment to both grow and survive external stress |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand at the molecular level how pathogenic bacteria interact with their host cells; how these bacteria adhere to the host cell and survive within the host cell. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand how microorganisms interact with each other when growing in mixed populations and to describe positive and negative signalling between microorganisms in the environment |
| Factual | Understand | To understand how microorganisms grow and develop |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand the general principals of antimicrobial drug action |
| Factual | Understand | To understand the use of microorganisms in modern biotechnological processes |
| Procedural | Apply | To apply practical skills and team-working skills |
| Procedural | Create | To develop scientific writing skills to explain a modern microbiological concept and to create a scientific report, which includes analysis and evaluation of practical results. |
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