What you will learn

• Classify and differentiate bacterial structures, including Gram-positive vs. Gram-negative characteristics and metabolic processes

• Analyze viral biology, replication mechanisms, and the spectrum from pathogenic to beneficial viruses in human health

• Identify eukaryotic microbes including pathogenic yeasts, molds, and parasitic organisms from protozoa to helminths

• Evaluate prion biology and unique infectious mechanisms in neurological diseases like BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease