303 Biology of Microorganisms. 3 cr. Basic biology of microorganisms, including structure, function, physiology, genetics, ecology, diversity, and evolution. P: Prev crse in botany, zool, Biocore or gen biol; 1 sem org chem or con reg.No degree cr for both Bact 101 & 303. Required of Bact majors, recommended for biol sci majors.
304 Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory. 2 cr. Introduction to modern laboratory techniques used to study the distribution and properties of microorganisms. This is the companion lab to Microbiology 303. Degree credits cannot be earned in both Microbiology 102 and 304. P: Bact 303 or con reg. No degree cr for both Bact 102 & 304. Required of Bact majors & recommended for bio-sci majors.
324 Food Microbiology Laboratory. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 2 cr. Lab exercises dealing with food preservation, spoilage, and food poisoning. Isolation, identification and quantification of specific microbes occurring in foods, and food fermentations by bacteria and yeast. P: Bact 102 or 304; Bact/Food Sci 325 or con reg.
325 Food Microbiology. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 3 cr. Principles of food preservation, epidemiology of foodborne illness, agents of foodborne illness, food fermentations and biotechnology. P: Bact 101 or 303 or MM&I 301 or cons inst.
330 Host-Parasite Interactions. 3 cr. Interrelationships between bacterial and viral parasites and their host cells or tissues. Stresses microbial strategies and mechanisms of colonization, invasion, pathogenesis and resistance ot host defenses. P: Bact 101 & 102; or Bact 303 & 304; or equiv.
370 Microbial Genetics. 2 cr. An undergraduate-level course in modern microbial genetics with emphasis on the uses of microbes in basic and applied genetics research; discussion of similarities and differences between manipulations of prokaryotes versus eukaryotes. P: Bact 303; Bact 304 or con reg.
375 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Subjects of current interest to undergrads. P: Variable prerequisites depending on topic.
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. 1-8 cr. P: So or Jr or Sr st & cons suprvsg inst, advisor, & intrshp prog coordinator.
425 Environmental Microbiology. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 3 cr. Microbial interactions in soils, water, extreme environments and biofilms. Modern methods for studying microbial ecology. role of microbes in nutrient cycles and biogeochemistry. Use of microbes for mitigating manmade environmental problems of industrial, agricultural, and domestic origin. P: Bact 303, Chem 341 or 343.
450 Diversity, Ecology and Evolution of Microorrganisms. 2 cr. Fundamental concepts relating to the phylogenetic diversity, ecology and evolution of microbes. Active learning methods applying these concepts will promote a deeper understanding of microbiology. P: Bact 303, 1 sem of genetics, & either Biochem 501 or equiv or 507 or equiv.
523 Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 3 cr. Transformations of nutrients and contaminants in soils and groundwater by microorganisms: emphasis on enzymatic mechanisms and metabolic pathways. Approaches for analyzing microbial populations and activities including molecular techniques. Applications of microbial activities for bioremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater. P: Chem 104; Bact 303 or Bot 375 or Biochem 501, or cons inst.
526 Physiology of Microorganisms. 3 cr. Biochemistry of microbial processes. Bact 527 is the accompanying lab. P: Bact 303, 370 & either Biochem 501 or BmolChem 603.
527 Physiology of Microorganisms Laboratory. 2 cr. Biochemistry and genetics of microbial processes with an emphasis on learning advanced laboratory techniques. This is the companion laboratory to Bact 526. Required for bacteriology majors. Priority given to bacteriology seniors. P: Bact 304, 370, Biochem 501 or BmolChem 603, con reg in Bact 526.
528 Immunology. (Crosslisted with Path-BIO, MM&I) 3 cr. Development and functions of immune response in animals; a comprehensive study of experimental humoral and cellular immunity. P: Two sem chem and one sem zoology or gen biology.
531 Undergraduate Seminar. 1 cr. Current topics in microbiology and undergraduate research presentations. Enrollment limited to Bacteriology majors. P: Bact 101 or 303 or equiv. Jr or Sr st in Bact.
545 Topics in Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Oncology) 1 cr. Seminars on current topics in agricultural, medical, and industrial biotechnology such as: microbiological production of food, drink, biopharmaceuticals; production methods, genetic engineering (vectors, recombination cloning), continuous fermentation; bioconversion processes and production of chemicals from biomass; plant biotechnology; transgenic animals. P: Biochem 501 and Genetics 466 or equiv.
551 Physiological Diversity of Procaryotes Laboratory. 2 cr. P: Bact 304, 526, 527 & con reg in Bact 550. Priority to bacteriology seniors. Required of bact majors.
607 Advanced Microbial Genetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics) 3 cr. Molecular genetic methods and related aspects of prokaryotic and lower eukaryotic biology, as well as critical analysis of the scientific literature. Approximately two-thirds of the course will focus on prokaryotes and one-third on lower eukaryotic microbes. P: Genetics 466 or equiv, Biochem 501 or equiv, & Grad st or cons inst.
612 Prokaryotic Molecular Biology. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Biochem) 3 cr. Molecular basis of bacterial physiology and genetics with emphasis on molecular mechanisms; topics include nucleic acid-protein interactions, transcription, translation, replication, recombination, regulation of gene expression. P: Bact 370 or equiv & Biochem 501 or equiv, or cons inst.
622 Plant-Bacterial Interactions. (Crosslisted with Pl Path) 2-3 cr. Physiology, genetics, taxonomy, and ecology of bacterial pathogens, epiphytes, and symbionts of plants. P: A course in advanced bacteriology; Genetics 466 or equiv; Biochem 501 or equiv; or cons inst.
625 Advanced Microbial Physiology. 3 cr. Course topics will focus on microbial physiology with an emphasis on metabolic processes. P: Bact 550 or equiv, and Biochem 501 or 601 or con reg & cons inst.
632 Industrial Microbiology/Biotechnology. 2 cr. Application of modern techniques of genetics and physiology to the large-scale production of microbial products; industrial strain improvement; scale-up of microbial processes; survey of industrial processes using microorganisms. P: Bact 526 & Biochem 501 or equiv.
640 General Virology-Multiplication of Viruses. (Crosslisted with Oncology, Pl Path) 3 cr. Bacterial and animal viruses, their structure, multiplication, and genetics. P: Intro crses in bact, biochem & genetics.
650 Advanced Microbiology of Foodborne Pathogens. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 3 cr. Infectious and toxigenic agents of foodborne disease: detection, identification, and control methods; ecology and survival strategies of pathogens in foods; virulence mechanisms of foodborne pathogens. P: Bact/Food Sci 325 or cons inst.
655 Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungi. (Crosslisted with Pl Path, Botany, Genetics, MM&I) 3-4 cr. Fungal genetics, genomics, and physiology using plant pathogenic fungi and the genetic models Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa as model systems to explore the current knowledge of fungal genetics and plant/fungal interactions. P: Cons inst; Pl Path 300 & 332 recommended; Genetics 466 or equiv; general microbiol crse.
668 Microbiology at Atomic Resolution. (Crosslisted with Bmolchem) 3 cr. Three-dimensional protein structures form the basis for discussions of high resolution microbiology; how particular problems are solved with given protein architectures and chemistries and how themes of protein structure are modified and recycled. P: Biochem (e.g. Biochem 501), molecular biol (e.g. Bact 526 or 612) required, one semester of physical chem preferred.
670 Trends in Food Safety: Epidemiology, Physiology and Control. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 2 cr. Current trends in food safety: emerging pathogens; impact of new generation foods on ecology and physiology of pathogens; new technologies in control and detection/typing. P: Bact/Food Sci 325; Food Sci/Bact 650 or cons inst.
699 Special Problems. 1-4 cr. P: Sr or Grad st & cons inst.
726 Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes. (Crosslisted with Biochem) 3 cr. An intensive examination of a limited number of systems to illustrate the range of molecular mechanism utilized to control gene expression in bacteria. P: Bact/Genetics/Biochem 612 or cons inst.
731 Seminar. 1 cr. Reviews of microbiological subjects, and reports on research work. P: Grad st.
740 Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis. (Crosslisted with MM&I, Ahabs) 3 cr. Lecture-discussion. Host-pathogen relationships in microbial diseases. Entry level course for infectious diseases sequence (see Med Micro 760, 790). P: Cons inst, MM&I 301 or equiv & a course in immunology.
790 Immunology of Infectious Disease. (Crosslisted with Path-BIO, MM&I) 3 cr. Immunobiology and immunogenetics of resistance to infectious disease agents of man and animals; immunoregulatory mechanisms associated with evasion of host immunity. P: MM&I 720 or equiv, MM&I 740 or equiv, & cons inst.
811 Advanced Problems in Microbiology. 1 cr. Required course for first-year Ph.D. graduate students in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program (Mdtp); combines faculty lectures, review of primary literature, student presentations, and small group discussions to explore the diversity of scientific topics comprising the field of contemporary microbiology. P: 1st yr st in Microbiol Doctoral Training Progm.
875 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Of current interest to graduates. P: Variable prerequisites depending on topic.
901 Advanced Seminar. 1 cr. Recent advances in specialized areas of microbiology. P: Bact 729 & Grad st & cons inst.
914 Seminar-Molecular Biosciences (Advanced). (Crosslisted with Biochem, MM&I, Bmolchem) 1 cr. During the fall semester, molecular biosciences trainees who have not achieved dissertator status will present seminars based primarily on literature related to their projects. During the spring semester, molecular biosciences trainees with dissertator status will present seminars based upon their own research. P: Cons inst.
932 Biotechnology Training Program Seminar. (Crosslisted with Biochem, CBE) 1 cr. Biotechnology Training Program trainees will present their research for critical review by audience. P: Grad st. Required of Biotechnology Training Program trainees.
990 Research. 1-9 cr. Full lab and literature review of a problem in microbiology. Leads to preparation of thesis and publication. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Special Problems. 1-6 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.