Oral test in which the acquired knowledge, the quality of the exposure and the competence in the use of specialist vocabulary will be assessed
Course program
Structure and composition of bacterial genomes. Nucleoid structure and functioning. Cell cycle and replication. Cell division. Bacterial genomics. Bacterial species concept. Pangenome. Essential genes and Tn-seq. Evolution of bacterial genomes. Horizontal gene transfer. Transcription and regulation of gene expression. General stress response. Stringent response. SOS response. Aging and Cell death. Toxin-antitoxin and persisters. Programmed cell death. Sociality in bacteria and cell to cell communications. Quorum sensing. Motility, Biofilm and Virulence Factors. Secretion systems. Immunity in bacteria. Antibiotics resistance: mechanisms, heteroresistance and effects of sub-lethal concentration. Archaea.