Introduction to microbiology, with emphasis on bacteria. Topics include the cell structure of microorganisms, gene regulation, bacterial genetics, bacterial evolution and diversity, bacterial development, interaction and communication, bacterial chemotaxis and motility, microbiomes, infectious diseases, bacterial pathogenesis, host defense systems, and viruses.
3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit
Introduction to microbiology, with emphasis on bacteria. Topics include the cell structure of microorganisms, gene regulation, bacterial genetics, bacterial evolution and diversity, bacterial development, interaction and communication, bacterial chemotaxis and motility, microbiomes, infectious diseases, bacterial pathogenesis, host defense systems, and viruses.
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.