BMS203: Comparative and Human Microbiology

Basic knowledge and practical skills in microbiology relating to comparative human/animal infections, including sections on bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, rickettsia, chlamydia and fungi. Bacteriology: introduction to general features of pathogenic bacteria including structure, metabolism, genetics, culture and identification, with emphasis on mechanisms by which they cause disease and the principles of diagnosis and control. Virology: introduction to classification and taxonomy of viruses, a description of structure, mode of replication and inhibition, and discussion of selected human and zoonotic virus infections.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 5 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil.
Notes	For the purpose of progression in Biomedical Science, this unit is considered essential and not equivalent to BIO263 Microbiology 1. It incorporates a significant virology component that is not contained in BIO263 and considered an important requisite for BMS360 Mechanisms of Disease and BMS368 Advances in Medical Science and for Biomedical Science graduates.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Professor David Hampson Position: Professor - Microbiology E-mail: D.Hampson@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.032 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2287
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor David Hampson Professor - Microbiology (D.Hampson@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2287 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.032 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)