Microbial Ecology

Catalog description

Advanced treatment of the interactions of microbial communities with their biotic and abiotic environments. The physiology and ecology of various groups of bacteria will be investigated in the laboratory utilizing enrichment culture techniques from environmental samples. Emphasis will be placed on experimental approaches and on the quantitative concepts presently employed in the field of microbial ecology. Three hours of lecture. Three hours of laboratory. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: BIOL 485. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 351 or BIOL 367 .