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Micro 5129

Molecular Parasitology: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Pathogenic Eukaryotes

Credit Hour(s): 3 Units
Instructor(s): Rajaram
Offered: Spring
Prerequisite(s): Micro 4100
Role in Microbiology Major: Group 1 Elective

Lecture Topics:

  • Eukaryotic evolution, the origins of parasitism and the Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes argument
  • Trypanosoma
  • Leishmania
  • Trichomonas
  • Malaria
  • Toxoplasma
  • The apicoplast
  • Giardia
  • Small RNAs