This course covers the principles of microbiology, including an extensive study of the classification, cell structure, metabolism and historical concepts of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and rickettsia. Emphasis will be placed on infectious diseases and immunology. Practical applications will include diagnostic microbiology of water, food, sewage, soil and industrial effluent. The laboratory component will stress standard microbiological lab methods and experimentation with pure cultures of medical, environmental and industrial importance.
All instructors use a common course syllabus .
If any change in the syllabus is made by an individual instructor, that information should be provided in an addendum handed out at the beginning of the semester. BIOL 2402 may be taken as a corequisite with permission of the Biology Coordinator. This is a four credit hour course.