Università Roma Tre

The General Microbiology course is intended to provide a solid knowledge background on:
1) The structure and function of the prokaryotic cell; 2) The mechanisms of replication, exchange, recombination and expression of DNA in bacteria; 3) The mechanisms of replication of bacteriophages and animal viruses; 4) The Nutrition, growth and metabolism of bacteria; 5) The structural, genetic, and metabolic diversity in bacteria; 6) The antimicrobial drugs and the means to control and suppress microbial growth; 7) The concept of bacterial species, and the evolution and the taxonomy of bacteria; 8) The basic principles of microbial ecology; 9) The interactions between bacteria, viruses and higher organisms.