Università Roma Tre

The microbiology course is intended to give knowledge of:
1) the structure and function of the prokaryotic cell;
2) the basic mechanisms of bacterial replication, nutrition, growth and metabolism of bacteria;
3) bacterial genetics;
4) antimicrobial drugs, drug resistance, and the control of microbial growth;
5) the concept of species, evolution and biodiversity in prokaryotes;
6) principles of microbial ecology;
7) of fundamental replication mechanisms of bacteriophages and animal viruses;
8) mechanisms of interaction between bacteria and viruses and the higher organisms.