BIOL-UA 922 (2024-2025 Spring)
Course: BIOL-UA 922 Special Topics in Biology: Microbiology and Microbial Physiology: Microbiology and Microbial Physiology
Course description:
The course is intended as a comprehensive description of microbes with a primary focus on bacteria and fungi (although viruses and protists will also be discussed). Course topics include the structure and function of microbial cells, growth and cell division, signaling and stress response, microbial development, microbial interactions with each other, the host and the environment, and microbial evolution through lectures and critical analysis of primary literature.