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lecture 1) introduction and overview
Why are microbes better adapted t...,
Why are microbes important for water,
Why are microbes important in foo...
10
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lecture 2) The human microbiome
Define microbiota,
Define microbiome,
Define dysbiosis
32
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lecture 2a) the human microbiome project (HMP)
What is the hmp,
Why is the hmp important,
What does the hmp look at
16
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lecture 3) concept of virulence and infectivity
Define what is meant by the term ...,
Give an example of a disease in p...,
What does the rice blast fungus d...
56
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practical 1: enumerating bacteria in probiotic drinks
Give 3 examples of total cell counts,
What are the characteristics of d...,
What is turbidity also known as a...
110
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Lecture 4) example bacteria pathogens
What is an endogenous infection,
What is an exogenous infection,
What is the difference between a ...
46
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lecture 5) clinical microbiology 1
Name 4 requirements for a disease,
What is characteristic about the ...,
What is mucuous and what is its i...
82
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lecture 6) clinical microbiology 2
Why study the cause of infection,
Name 5 ways the cause of infectio...,
What type of microscopy is used t...
68
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lecture 7) persistant and chronic infections
If antibiotics and immune systems...,
Why dont antibiotics kill all inf...,
What is the main cause of antibio...
31
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lecture 8) antibiotics
Describe bacteriostatic modes of ...,
Describe bacteriocidal mode of ac...,
Describe bacteriolytic mode of ac...
94
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lecture 9) antibiotic resistance mechanisms
What is antibiotic resistance,
How can you measure antibiotic re...,
What is mbc
73
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lecture 10) the innate immune system
Give 3 basic characteristics of t...,
What does the hummoral branch of ...,
What does the cellular branch of ...
59
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lecture 11) the adaptive immune response
Give 3 characteristics of adaptiv...,
What are the humoral cells involv...,
What are the cellular cells invol...
51
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lecture 12) vaccines and vaccinology
What is the only infection to hav...,
Why does the oral vaccination for...,
What disease can arise years afte...
27
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lecture 13) biowarfare and bioterrorism
Define biological warfare bioterr...,
Why would you aim bioterrorism at...,
What is the uks stance on bioterr...
46
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lecture 14) human fungal pathogens
In what type of people are fungal...,
What type of organisms are fungi,
Where and how is dna in fungal ce...
60
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lecture 15) candida albicans fungal virulence factors case study
What is the main species of candi...,
What is virulence,
What significantly impacts virulence
88
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