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BIOL 509: Microbial Ecology

Biology · 4 credits

Study of microbial communities in aquatic, terrestrial and extreme environments, with emphasis on the functional role of microbes in terms of energy flow, nutrient cycling and biogeochemical transformations. Discussions of community structure and diversity, evolutionary history, and phylogenetic relationships will be covered. All students will be asked to put together a literature review on a topic of interest within the broad umbrella of microbial ecology.

Offered in 4 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Fall 2026).

Prerequisites

None that Banner enforces.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Moyer, Craig4Winter 2021 to Fall 2026

Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Fall 2026044080LectureTR 2:00pm-3:50pm · CV 265Moyer, Craig0/3Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024044239LectureTR 2:30pm-4:20pm · IS 244Moyer, Craig2/5Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023023810SeminarTR 2:30pm-4:20pm · IS 310Moyer, Craig0/4Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021013017SeminarTR 2:30pm-4:20pm · REMOTE SYNCMoyer, Craig3/5Face to Face Instruction