2019-2020 Catalog

BIOL 271 Microbial Diversity

Students will be introduced to groups of microbes that play key roles in a variety of environments. Furthermore, students will learn about methods for measuring microbial diversity and will read scientific papers employing these methods to answer a variety of research questions. Students will also be introduced to the metabolic diversity of microbes and ecosystem-level consequences of different types of microbial metabolism. Finally, students will explore the various interactions between microbes and other organisms.

Prerequisite

BIOL 111 and BIOL 112

Instructor

Staff