BIOL 537 - Microbial Physiology

Units: 3

Current concepts and research involving the interactions of microorganisms with their environment, particularly those environments affecting human health. Demonstrates the interrelatedness of microbial ecology and medical microbiology. The course will 1 present modern experimental techniques used in conducting these interdisciplinary studies; 2 emphasize unusual bacteria pathways and cell signaling mechanisms found across the Bacteria, Archea and Eukarya, and (3) discuss the roles of microbial physiology in parthogenesis and the biotechnology industry.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 351 or BIOL 367 , or enrollment in the Biological Sciences graduate program.