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Microbes In the Environment |
EPSc 449 |
L19 |
| Microorganisms are ubiquitous and have a large impact on the chemistry of the natural environment. This course will cover the basic physiology of the microbial cell as it pertains to how microorganisms interact with the surrounding environment. Topics include cell structure, protein synthesis, gene regulation (how microbes respond to environmental changes), behavior and development, biofilm formation, and energy generation (how they use energy and impact changes in the geochemistry of the environment). Also the evolutionary relationships among microbes, the major groups of free-living microbes and the environments they inhabit, and how microbes have co-evolved with the changing chemistry of the Earth through time. |
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Prerequisites |
Science majors with junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor | |
| Schedule |
Three class hours per week | |
| Credit |
3 units | |
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