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BIOL 2711

Biology of Microorganisms

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Introduction to microbiology
  • History lessons & the microbial world
  • The microbial world Bacteria
  • Bacteria
  • Bacteria (
  • Archaea
  • Eukaryal microorganisms
  • Viruses
  • Metabolism
  • Cultivating microorganisms
  • Microbial genetics and gene expression (and 12)
  • Microbial genetics and gene expression and viral replication (and 11)
  • Bacterial genetic analysis and genomics (and 11)
  • Bacterial genetic analysis and genomics (and 11 )
  • Applied and environmental microbiology (and 16)
  • Host-microbe interactions
  • Infectious diseases
  • Infectious diseases and course wrap-up

Readings

Fall 2025

Topics

  • Course outline and Introduction
  • Humans and the microbial world
  • The Molecules of Life
  • Microscopy and Cell Structure
  • Microbial growth
  • Control of microbial growth
  • Microbial metabolism
  • The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
  • (DNA replication)
  • (Review of Mid term)
  • Thanksgiving day week – no classes
  • Mid-term (till )
  • (Gene expression and regulation)
  • Bacterial genetics
  • Prokaryotic classification
  • Viruses, Prions and Viroids
  • Form student groups & submit the topics for presentation
  • Concepts of immunology & Immunological disorders
  • Host microbe interactions and Epidemiology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Microbial ecology & Environmental Microbiology
  • Student presentations

Readings

  • Required: Nester’s Microbiology: A Human Perspective. 11th Edition (2024) By Denise G Anderson, Sarah N Salm, Deborah P Allen and Eugene W Nester Published by: McGraw Hill Education; ISBN: 978-1-260-09221-9. No restrictions to use previous edition. Estimated price of the new book at the bookstore
  • Biology 2711- Biology of Microorganisms- Laboratory Manual (Winter 2025)
Winter 2025

Topics

  • Course outline and Introduction
  • Humans and the microbial world
  • The Molecules of Life
  • Microscopy and Cell Structure
  • Microbial growth
  • Control of microbial growth
  • Microbial metabolism
  • The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
  • (DNA replication)
  • (Gene expression and regulation)
  • Family day week – no classes
  • Mid-term (till )
  • Bacterial genetics
  • Prokaryotic classification
  • Viruses, Prions and Viroids
  • Concepts of immunology & Immunological disorders
  • Host microbe interactions and Epidemiology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Microbial ecology & Environmental Microbiology
  • Student presentations

Readings

  • Required: Nester’s Microbiology: A Human Perspective. 11th Edition (2024) By Denise G Anderson, Sarah N Salm, Deborah P Allen and Eugene W Nester Published by: McGraw Hill Education; ISBN: 978-1-260-09221-9 Estimated price of the new book at the bookstore
  • Biology 2711- Biology of Microorganisms- Laboratory Manual (Winter 2025)
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