Environmental Microbiology. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: R120 101 and R120 102 , or BIOL 205 and BIOL 206 , with grade of C or better. The main goals of this course are to present an overview of the important microbes involved in environmental microbiology, to discuss the environments where they are found, to learn how they are detected and monitored, and to describe their effects on humans. Lectures and exams will be supplemented with discussions of experimental design and data interpretation by reading current research articles.