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EEMB 150A - Microbial Diversity I

Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology College of Letters and Science

Full Course Title

Microbial Diversity I

Instructor Name(s)

Santoro

Course Description

An investigation of the metabolic diversity of bacteria and archaea with an emphasis on microbial evolution, energetics, and the ecological implications of diversity. Required laboratory is an inquiry-based introduction to classical methods of enrichment and isolation of diverse microbes from the environment and molecular identification of isolates. Basic introduction to bioinformatic analysis of microbial phylogeny using sequence data generated in the course.

Unit Value

4

Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit

0

Maximum Units

4

Recommended Preparation

Recommended preparation: MCDB 131, EEMB 142B, or EEMB 144.

Prerequisites

MCDB 1A, EEMB 2, MCDB 1B, and EEMB 3; Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.