H1 MIIM20001 notes 2020 S1

Description

These notes cover all lectures from weeks 1 to 12, and are written throughout the semester and then reviewed and adjusted. I used these notes to achieve high H1 scores in both MST1 and MST2 and then an overall H1 in Principles of Microbiology & Immunology in semester 1 of 2020. These notes cover ALL topics: - history of microbiology - bacterial cells, fungi, parasites - gene structure, replication, regulation and mutation - mobile genetic elements: plasmids, transposons and bacteriophages - the hosts - the immune system: innate, acquired and immunity to infection - bacterial pathogenesis, evasion, toxins and antibiotic control of bacterial infections - viruses and prions, virus pathogenesis, replication, and control of viral infections - vaccine control of infections - Recombinant Protein Expression & Gene Reporter Systems - Genetic Manipulation of Bacteria and Viruses