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BIO 5000 - General Microbiology


4 Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs. each semester

Examines the diverse structure and activities of microbes in a wide number of environs, including the use of microbes in food production, antibiotic production, and bioremediation. Basic microbiological techniques are conducted such as staining, aseptic transfer, and pure culture techniques. More advanced laboratories are performed demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of microbiology including collection of marine water and sediment samples for cultivation of algae and the isolation of antibiotic-producing microbes, and studies of various microbial relationships using plants.

This course satisfies the elective credit requirement for Biology Majors.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 1400  and CHM 1100  
Recommended: CHM 1200  
Department: Biological Sciences



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