In-depth study of cellular and molecular organization of micro-organisms. Physiology, metabolism and microbial growth and environmental conditions influencing microbial behavior. Host-microbe interaction. Practice to perform micro-organism isolation, identification and evaluation of their susceptibility to antimicrobials.

Main stages and methods that allowed the progress of microbiology. Microbial diversity: study of cellular and molecular organization of the main relevant groups of Eubacteria, Archea, Virus and Yeast. Growth, nutrition and metabolism of micro-organisms in natural environments. Adaptive response, inactivation and global regulatory systems in microbes. Microbial genetics. Virulence and pathogenicity of microorganisms and the host immune response. Microbial ecology: symbiotic microbial association with plants, animals, and humans.