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 nutrition, growth and metabolism of bacteria; 4) The structural, genetic, and metabolic diversity in bacteria; 5) The antimicrobial drugs and the control of microbial growth;6) The concept of bacterial species and the evolution and the taxonomy of bacteria; 7) The basic principles of microbial ecology; 8) The principles of molecular virology of bacteriophages and animal viruses 9) The interactions between bacteria, viruses and higher organisms.