2009 COURSE SYLLABUS

BIOL/CEE/CSES/ENSC 4164: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

SPRING 2009

CRNs: 10988 and 10989 (BIOL); 11288 and 11289 (CEE); 11951 and 11952 (CSES); 12881 and 12882 (ENSC)

Course Description

This course emphasizes the ecology and species diversity of terrestrial and aquatic microorganisms using a metabolism-based approach, and incorporates the significance of those topics within the context of environmental applications. The laboratory portion of the course will stress method development, and will involve isolation and characterization of microorganisms from natural and engineered systems, environmentally-relevant aspects of metabolism, and the role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling.

The 2009 Course Syllabus (pdf) can be found on the Course Information page in Blackboard.