BIOLOGY 5801 FALL 2016
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| 1 | Aug 30 | Course Introduction Microbial Evolution |
Chp. 1 | |
| Sept 1 | Morphological Diversity | Chps. 1 & 2 | ||
| 2 | Sept 6 | Sampling & Inventorying Microbes | Chp. 1 | |
| Sept 8 | Microbial Abundance & Biomass | Chp. 6 | ||
| 3 | Sept 13 | Microbial Abundance & Biomass | Chp. 6 | |
| Sept 15 | Cellular Activity & Viability | Chp. 6 | ||
| 4 | Sept 20 | Research Groups Meet | On Own |
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| Sept 22 | Microbial Populations & Growth | Chp. 6 | ||
| 5 | Sept 27 | Measurement of Microbial Growth | Chp. 6 | |
| Sept 29 | Environmental Determinants of Growth | Chps. 3 & 6 | Purcell, E. M. 1977. Am. J. Physics 45:3-11. | |
| 6 | Oct 4 | Physiological Diversity - Heterotrophy & Autotrophy | Chps. 11 & 4 | |
| Oct 6 | Microbial Roles in Ecosystem Function - Biogeochemical Cycles |
Chps. 2 & 5 | ||
| 7 | Oct 11 | Microbial Roles in Ecosystem Function - Biogeochemical Cycles | Chp. 12 | |
| Oct 13 | Population Interactions & Food Webs | Chp. 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 18 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION | ||
| Oct 20 | Environmental Virology | Chp. 8 | ||
| 9 | Oct 25 | Interactions with Higher Organisms (mutualism, symbiosis) | Chp. 14 | |
| Oct 27 | HOLIDAY |
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| 10 | Nov 1 | Diversity of Microbes - Bacteria | Chp. 9 | |
| Nov 3 | Diversity of Microbes - Bacteria | Chp. 9 | ||
| 11 | Nov 8 | Diversity of Microbes - Archaea | Chp. 9 | |
| Nov 10 | Microbial Communities - Types of Communities | Chp. 9 | ||
| 12 | Nov 15 | CASE STUDY: Ballast Water Microbial Communities |
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| Nov 17 | Molecular Microbial Ecology | Chp. 10 | ||
| 13 | Nov 22 | Molecular Microbial Ecology | Chp. 10 | |
| Nov 24 | HOLIDAY | |||
| 14 | Nov 29 | Molecular Microbial Ecology or Guest Lecture | ||
| Dec 1 | Group 1 - | TBA |
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| 15 | Dec 6 | Group 2 - | TBA |
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| Dec 8 | Group 3 - | TBA |
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| 16 | Dec 15 | FINAL EXAMINATION | due Thursday | by 12:00 pm |