BIOL 5260 - Microbial Ecology

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3 lectures and 2 2-hour labs per week. P: BIOL 2250, BIOL 2251, BIOL 3220, BIOL 3221; or consent of instructor. Interactions between microorganisms and their physical, chemical, and biological environment. Microbial involvement in energy flow, nutrient cycling, and intra/inter-specific interactions. Introduces statistical analyses of biological and ecological data.