Lecture 1: Microorganisms in heath and in disease. Virulence mechanisms.

17 Fevereiro 2020, 17:00 • Elsa Anes

Microorganisms in heath and in disease 
Evolution is determined by the interactions between living beings

The tree of life

Symbiosis relationships

Microorganisms and species co-evolution

Microbiota in heath and in disease

What makes a pathogen?

Koch (molecular) postulates

Virulence mechanisms

Extracellular pathogens: toxin producers and multifactorial

Intracellular pathogens: Invasive vs evasive

Fundamentals on Cellular Biology of the Infection

Timeline of the lectures, the logic, and the evaluations