MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8)
The subject introduces the importance of micro-organisms in the environment. It provides an overview of microbiology that encompasses the effect of microbes on human health, the environment and applied aspects of microbiology, including agricultural, industrial and food/wine microbiology. The cultivation, enumeration and identification of micro-organisms and control of microbial growth are emphasised in laboratory classes. The mechanisms by which micro-organisms cause disease in humans, plants and animals and defences against these infections are introduced.