Mycology and Lab.

Catalog description

A course for biology majors and students who plan to take additional courses in biology. This course explores many areas of fungal biology, including ultrastructure, mechanisms of growth, production of metabolites, and molecular techniques used to study populations. Interactions of fungi with other organisms are discussed with examples of biological control agents, including commercial examples of fungal species that control insect pests and plant diseases. Specific groups of fungi and their features are discussed and fungal collections prepared. The course concludes with additional discussion of medical mycology and its role in human disease. Prerequisites: BIOB 160 /161 Principles of Living Systems Lecture and Lab.