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2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 528 - Microbial Ecology


Units: 3

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Two lectures and three hours of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 203 , BIOL 203L , BIOL 204 , BIOL 204L . Recommended: BIOL 350  and BIOL 354 .

Roles of microorganisms in soil, aquatic and marine ecosystems, microbial adaptations to the environment, and interactions within microbial communities and between microbes and multicellular organisms. Laboratory techniques to isolate and study microbes.

Maximum Credits: 3
Note: Writing Requirement for Undergraduates: Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement or the eligibility to enroll in an upper division writing course is a prerequisite for all upper division biology courses numbered 450 and above.