Molecular Microbiology (MICR3003)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Chemistry & Molec Biosciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Contact hour
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Prerequisite
MICR2000
Recommended prerequisite
BIOC2000 or BIOL2202
Assessment methods
Theory & practical examinations, assignment
Course enquiries
Professor Nick West (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Prof Nick West (n.west@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Molecular genetics, cell and developmental biology of microorganisms. Signal transduction and regulation of expression bacterial operons and regulons. Bacterial physiology and stress responses. Cell biology of bacteria and archaea and major experimental models for bacterial development. Evolutionary microbiology ¿ the origin of life, RNA World hypothesis and evolution of the first microbial cells; the tree of life and diversity in domains Bacteria and Archaea; and microbial origins of the eukaryotic nucleus and its genes.
