BIOL 251G - General Microbiology-Honors

Institution:

College of Southern Nevada

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Description:

Topics include prokaryotic cell structure, function, metabolism, genetics, phylogenetic classification, diversity, relation to plants/animals/humans and pathogenesis, ecology and evolution, environmental and applied microbiology, agents, and eukaryotic microorganisms. Emphasis is on bacterial metabolic strategies to include aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, chemolithotrophy, phototrophy, and role in biogeochemical cycles, ecological diversity, genetics and phylogeny/evolution, and human-microbe interactions and infectious disease. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in BIOL 189or GPA of 3.5 or written permission of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.csn.edu

Phone Number:

(702) 651-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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