BIO 132 - Environmental Microbiology

Semester Hours: 4

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 011  and BIO 025 .

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Summer Session I 2026

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Fall 2026