Basic Biology of Microorganisms

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This course is designed for biology or other natural sciences majors and will cover the history and development of microbiology; prokaryotic structure and function; microbial growth and metabolism; prokaryotic genetics; methods for control of microorganisms; taxonomy and classification of microorganisms; viruses and viral replication; medical microbiology; microbial ecology; food microbiology; and, industrial microbiology. Laboratory work will include sterile techniques and isolation of microbes; microscopic examination of microbes; growth of microbes; measurement of microbial growth; physiological testing of microbes; food microbiology; medical and clinical microbiology; microbial genetics; microbial ecology; and, identification of unknown microbes.