Environmental Microbiology BISC 633 (3)

An overview of environmental and applied microbiology. Topics include microbial growth and kinetics, microbial metabolism and thermodynamics, biogeochemical cycling, microbial ecology, applied microbiology as well as analysis of microbial community data in the lab. Students will write a review paper and disseminate their results to the class and lead discussions with undergraduate students. Prerequisite: BISC 303, or an equivalent introductory microbiology course (or permission from the instructor). Students with credit for BISC 433 may not take this course for further credit.