Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: EC 75 and BEL110 or CYL110 or CYL120 or Equivalent
Description
Common features of bacterial pathogens, structural features, capsules and cell walls, Pathogenicity islands, types of toxins produced, effect of toxins on host cells, secretion systems, production and function of adhesions, attachment to host cells, mechanisms of cellular invasion, extracellular and intracellular invasion, intracellular survival and multiplication, virulence factors, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, interaction with the host immune system- innate and adaptive, evasion strategies, Immunocompromised individuals and opportunistic pathogens, specific examples such as Listeria, Mycobacterium, Shigella, Yersinia etc., strategies for prevention and cure, drug designing and scope for future studies, emerging infectious bacterial pathogens.