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Microbial Genetics
To enable the student to: • Understand the basic mechanism of point mutation. • Concept of gene. • Understand the mechanisms of conjugation, transformation, transduction in bacteria • Understand the role of microbial genetics in vaccine designing.
Gene as unit of mutation and recombination. Molecular nature of mutations. Physical and chemical mutagens. Spontaneous mutations- random and non-adaptive mutation, mutation rates, origin. Genetic analysis of mutants
Gene transfer mechanisms- Transformation- molecular mechanism, mapping and other uses of transformation, Transduction- generalized transduction, co transduction and linkage, mapping by co transduction, specialized transduction, specialized transducing phage as a cloning vehicle. Bacterial conjugation- insertion of F in E. coli, Hfr transfer, recombination in recipient cells. Chromosome transfer in other bacteria.
Plasmids- types and properties, F-factors description. Colicins and col factors. Plasmids as vectors for genetic cloning. Plasmid replication. Transposons- types, genetic phenomena mediated by transposons in bacteria. Use of plasmid and tranposons in genetic analysis.
Microbial genetics and design of vaccines. BCG and design of vaccine for TB and leprosy. DNA vaccines, design and advantages.
1. Microbial Genetics, Stanley R. Maloy, John E. Cronan, Jr., David Freifelder, 2nd edition, Jones and Barlett Publishers, 1994.
1. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness, ASM Press, Washington, D.C., 1997. 2. Essentials of Molecular Biology, George M. Malacinski, David Freifelder,3rd edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1998.
