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2011-2012 Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ML 218 - Clinical Microbiology I Lecture


Credit Hours: 2

An introductory microbiology course, emphasizing the clinical laboratory, technical skills and theory behind basic clinical microbiology procedures. Topics include classification and diversity of microbes, cell structure and function, growth, metabolism and genetics, laboratory methods for cultivation and identification of microbes from patient specimens. The principles of infectious disease production, microbial pathogenicity and host defense mechanisms are also presented.
Prerequisites: BI 110, BI 115
Concurrent Registration: ML 219
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