Biology (BIOL) - Fundamental Microbiology
BIOL 2006 Fundamental Microbiology
Prerequisites:
BIOL 1006 or
BIOL 1011
Antirequisites:
BIOL 2116
Hours:
Three hours of lecture and three hours lab per week
Credits:
3
Description:
Students study microbiology including the morphology, structure, classification, nutrition and growth of microbes and basic immunology. Students conduct a survey of infectious diseases, examine environmental effects on microbes, study mutation and genetic recombination, and analyze antimicrobial chemotherapeutic agents. Students explore and integrate both the theoretical and applied aspects of microbiology.