Microbiology 3154 Microbial Ecology
Spring 2007
Course Schedule Classroom:
| Topic | Date | Materials | Unit Guide |
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Unit I: Microbial Life on Earth |
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| Part 1. History, Origins, and Evolution | 1/8/2007 | Microbial Ecology: Searching for Principles | Unit I Part 1 |
| Part 2,3. Microbial Diversity – Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya | 1/24/2007 | Unit I Part 2 | |
| Part 4. Bacterial species concept | 1/31/2007 | Unit I Part 4 | |
| Part 4. Speciation (after Exam 1) | 2/9/2007 | ||
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Exam 1 |
Feb. 5 (Monday) |
No Class Friday Feb 2 or Monday Feb 5 | |
| For Lab 2/6/2007 and 20/13/2007 | Myxobacteria
ASM Microbe article Culture Chromobacterium Culture Myxobacteria |
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| Unit II: | 2/14-16 | ||
| 2/20 Biofilms | Biofilm City of Microbes ASM article | ||
| Food Webs | |||
| Unit III. | Ecology of Sex | ||
| Population Ecology |
Cave Paper, ASM news article available online
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| Exam 3: April 6-7 | |||
| Microbial Communities | |||
| Carbon Cycle |