BIOL 165 - Environmental MicrobiologySemester Hours: 4 Periodically
This course will introduce upper-level undergraduates to traditional microbiology and molecular methods as they are applied to problems related to environmental microbiology and microbial biotechnology. In class students will discuss concepts and current scientific literature on how microbial ecology tools can be used in environmental microbial research. The laboratory portion of the course will range from field work and environmental sample collection, to training in classic microbiology, molecular techniques and microbial genomic analyses.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: BIO 025 or BIOL 134 ; one Laboratory Skills course (BIOL 126 , 127 , 128 , or 129 ). Lab fee additional.
Credit for BIOL 165 or BIO 132. (Formerly, BIO 132.)
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