BIO 436 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology

BIO 111, BIO 113, BIO 326, BIO 328, BIO 405, BIO 406. (3).

Metabolic abilities of microorganisms as vital components of all ecosystems and their extreme economic importance to man. Includes environmental microbiology and elemental cycling; water and waste-water treatment; microbiodegradation and biotransformation of compounds; industrial fermentation of foods, chemicals, and antibiotics; and genetic engineering. Lecture. Graded ABCDE. [“Infrequently”]