The course aims to provide a general knowledge of the genomics of arthropod vectors and their pathogens. Comparative and evolutionary approaches will be used to understand the genetic basis and features underlying the biology of these organisms.
- Profesor: MARIA VITTORIA MANCINI
- Profesor: LINO OMETTO
Cod. 510328 - 6 CFU
Lessons: 48 hours
Microbial world: structure, and functions of prokaryotic cells. Microbial metabolism and biosynthesis. Microbial growth (dynamics), environmental effects on growth and cultivation. Antibiotics and microbial growth. Essential virology: the nature of viruses and overview of the viral replication cycle. Genome plasticity. Regulation of gene expression. Gene transfer. Mechanism of microbial evolution. Microbial phylogeny and classification systems. Metabolic and ecological diversity of bacteria. Archaea: overview of the principal groups.
SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:
Madigan, Bender, Buckley, Sattley, Stahl. Brock Biology of Microrganisms. XVI edition. Pearson, 2022.
Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman and Dorothy Wood. 2023. Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition, McGraw Hill
- Profesor: GIULIA DEGIACOMI