In this three part short course, Stephanie Lunn introduces the molecular microbiology and genomics of bacterial pathogens, including:

• What encompasses a bacterial genome, and how is it organized?
• What are the important assumptions and principles of bacterial genomes when performing bioinformatic analysis and using them for genomic epidemiology?
• An introduction to the core, accessory, and pan genome.
• A discussion of horizontal gene transfer, including impacts to the genome and implications for genomic epidemiological inference.