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Microbial strategies for host invasion and survival/Stratégies des microbes pour l'invasion et la propagation chez leurs hôtes - 21a/MS/Série 2
Responsible Faculty: Doctoral school (FBM-DOCT)
Teacher(s): Dominique Sanglard
No timetable defined.
Tutorial
Annual
Teaching language(s): English
Public: Yes
Credits: 0
Objective
This tutorial aims to highlight the different strategies (at the cellular and molecular level) implemented by different human microbial pathogens (yeast, fungi, bacteria, viruses) to invade and multiply in their hosts.
Content
The tutorial focuses on the presentation of key papers that are founders of biological concepts. A general introduction is provided by each teacher responsible for parts of the course:
D. Sanglard: yeasts and fungi
A. COSTE: Bacteria
H. MORENO: Virus
Evaluation
Personal work : Yes
Presentation : Yes
Final Test : No
Participation evaluated by the tutor : Yes
Certificate of participation to the doctoral student: Yes
Bibliography
1) Molecular Principles of Fungal Pathogenesis, J. Heitman, S. Filler, Harbor, J.E. Edwards, A.P. Mitchell, ASM Press 2006 2) Salyers, AA, Whitt DD: Bacterial Pathogenesis - A Molecular Approach ASM Press, 1994 3) Flint, S.J., Enquist, L.W., Racaniello, V.R., and Skalka, A.M. Principles of Virology 3rd edition, ASM Press, 2014.
Programme requirements
Good knowledge of the biology of microbes and about immunity is recommended
Grant requirements
The course will be assessed on the basis of active participation.
Access requirements
Registration via the Doctoral School. Period 2.
