50:680:211Microbiology and Its Application (3) Structure and behavior of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, with emphasis on forms pathogenic for humans. Principles of immunology and review of selected animal parasites. Prerequisites: 50:120:101,102 or 50:990:253, or permission of instructor. Designed primarily for students in the nursing program; will not satisfy the biology or biomedical technology requirements. |
50:680:212Microbiology and Its Application Laboratory (1) Basic laboratory techniques for characterizing bacteria, fungi, and viruses with special emphasis on clinical techniques used for pathogenic organisms; elementary immunological techniques. Lab. 3 hrs. Corequisite: 50:680:211. |
50:680:301General Microbiology (3) Structure and behavior of bacteria as well as selected fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses; microbial genetics; microbial ecology and biotechnology; principles of immunity and disease. Prerequisites: 50:120:101,102. |
50:680:303General Microbiology Laboratory (1) Basic laboratory techniques for isolating, examining, and identifying bacteria, fungi, and viruses; elementary immunological techniques. Lab. 3 hrs. Corequisite: 50:680:301. |
50:680:304Advanced Microbiology (3) Deals with a more in-depth presentation of selected topics surveyed in 50:680:301 General Microbiology. Topics include aspects of virology; bacterial physiology; plasmids and genetic engineering; and pathogenesis of bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases. Prerequisite: 50:680:301. |
50:680:311Immunology and Serology (3) Nature of antigens and antibodies and their relationship to humoral and cellular immunity. Discussion of laboratory procedures for the study of antigen-antibody reactions and their use for diagnostic and analytical purposes. Prerequisites: 50:120:101,102. |
50:680:312Immunology and Serology Laboratory (1) Practice with the representative basic procedures used in immunization and the laboratory study of antigen-antibody reactions. Lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: 50:120:101,102. Pre- or corequisite: 50:680:311 or permission of instructor. |
