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Micro 4000

Basic and Practical Microbiology

Micro 4000.01 [In-Person]
Credit Hour(s): 4 Units
Instructor(s): Bullwinkle, Chesarino, Wetzel
Offered: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Biology
Role in Microbiology Major: Non-majors who earn an A or A- can request to enter the major without taking Micro 4100

Micro 4000.02 [In-Person/Online Hybrid]
Credit Hour(s): 4 Units
Instructor(s): Chesarino, Pradhan
Offered: Autumn, Summer
Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours in Biology
Role in Microbiology Major: Non-majors who earn an A or A- can request to enter the major without taking Micro 4100

M4000 Syllabus [pdf]


Lecture Topics:

  • Functional anatomy of prokaryotic cells
  • Microbial growth and metabolism
  • Microbial genetics
  • Viruses
  • Control of microbial growth and antimicrobial drugs
  • Innate and adaptive immunity
  • Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity
  • Principles of disease and epidemiology

Laboratory Exercises:

  • Microscopes and their uses
  • Microbial staining techniques and applications
  • Isolation of organisms from mixed cultures, nutritional requirements, use of differential and selective media, and identification of unknown bacteria
  • Environmental factors affecting growth: oxygen, temperature, pH, and osmolarity
  • Control of microbial growth
  • Microbes in food
  • Host interactions: symbiosis, parasitism, mutualism, human microbiome, and immune responses
  • Epidemiology

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