MIMM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lyman Duff, Mcgraw-Hill Education, Parasitology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Microbiology & Immunology
• Course: MIMM 211
• Professor: Benoit Cousineau

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Professor: dr. benoit cousineau: lyman duff medical room 617, benoit. cousineau@mcgill. ca. Tas: felix laroche-johnston (phd candidate, felix. laroche-johnston@mail. mcgill. ca, amelia papadimitriou (team, u3, rafia bosan (team, u3) Course lecturers: cousineau bacteriology, turcotte fungi, matlashewski parasitology, archamault virology, gruenheid bacterial pathogenesis, maurice microbiota, nguyen antibiotics. Text: prescott, harley and klein"s microbiology, 10th edition (mcgraw hill: previous editions are fine, not mandatory but recommended, read chapters to put lecture material into context. All lecture notes will be given in pdf format. Audio recordings of the lectures on mycourses. Dec 4: last lecture (exams begin dec 6) Microbial biology or biology of microorganisms or study of microscopic organisms. Study perspective: we will look at the gross morphology, fine structure, nutrition, reproduction, phgy, genetics, classification, evolution and distribution. Microorganisms can be found in the 3 kingdoms of life: bacteria, archaea, eucarya. They are the most common life form on earth. Distributed not only in the different environments but also throughout the different kingdoms.