Module LS4175 C

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

3

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Infection Biology 2018, Module part of a compulsory module, Microbiology
• Master Infection Biology 2012, Module part of a compulsory module, Microbiology
• Master Infection Biology 2023, Module part of a compulsory module, Microbiology

Classes and lectures:

• Pathogen Niches (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Intracellular vs. extracellular pathogens and their niches blood vs. tissue, extracellular matrix
• Metabolic adaptations of pathogenic microbes and competition with host
• Immunoprivileged tissue/organ sites niches for immune escape of pathogens
• The physiology and cell biology of intracellular microbes
• Erythrocytes as host cells phagocytes and non-phagocytes as host cells
• Microbial biofilms and consortia niches formed by immunity and toxins

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Competence in critical reading, discussing and presenting research articles
• Student knows niches pathogens occupy in the host and can explain how they influence immunity and therapy
• Student can explain physiological benefits for the pathogens
• Student can interpret an experimental setup and evaluate the correct use of controls and quality of experimental data
• Student can present a research paper / topic in a seminar setting
• Student can conduct literature researches using Pubmed

Grading through:

• see Notes

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center
• Dr. rer. nat. Bianca Schneider

Literature:

• Ulrich E. Schaible, Albert Haas : Intracellular Niches of Microbes: A Pathogens Guide Through the Host Cell Wiley-VCH 2009
• Pascale Cossart, Patrice Boquet, Staffan Normark : Cellular Microbiology Asm Pr

Language:

• offered only in English

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.11.2020