Microbial Ecology

0-4 Credits

The role of microorganisms in the environment. Topics include: Survey of microbial classification, diversity, structure, assembly, and metabolism; study of microbes at population, community, and ecosystem levels of organization; the roles of biotic interactions and abiotic parameters in driving the ecology and evolution of microorganisms; state-of-the-art methods to investigate complex microbial assemblages in terrestrial, marine, and subsurface environments; application of microbes to bioremediation and resource recovery problems. Prerequisites: EES 152 Attribute/Distribution: CC, NS, W