Morphology, metabolism, classification and identification; bacteriology of air, soil, water, and foods with applications to industry, agriculture, medicine, and public health. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: One quarter of chemistry.

Anatomy, physiology, metabolism, population dynamics, and genetics of the prokaryote; the host parasite relationship. Laboratory portion to cover basic microbiological techniques and experiments in metabolism and genetics. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221 and BIO 151.

Microbial biotechnology in producing pharmaceuticals, food additives, and industrial chemicals. Consideration of selected large-scale processes for producing primary and secondary metabolites. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221, CHEM 212 or equivalent.

Principles of disease prevention and control. Water-, food-, and air-borne microbial contaminations and epidemiology of ensuing diseases. Laboratory techniques in detection and control of wastes and disease-causing microorganisms. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221.

Infective macromolecules (prions, viroids, and viruses) associated with microbes, plants, and animals. Epidemiology, immune responses, pathogenicity, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnoses and treatments. 5 lectures. Prerequisite: BIO 351 or CHEM 373.

Diversity, taxonomy, systematics, and molecular evolution of microorganisms. Fundamentals of microbial classification, molecular evolution, and tools used in evaluating phylogenetic relationships among microbial groups. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BACT 222.

Physiological activities of microorganisms involved in the preparation, preservation, deterioration and toxicity of foodsand related products. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221. Recommended: CHEM 212.

Microorganisms as agents of disease in humans. Epidemiology, host-parasite relationships, and chemotherapy. The compromised host and opportunistic disease. Laboratory safety. Procedures for laboratory diagnosis of human diseases. Rapid miniaturized methods of identification. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 222. Recommended: Organic Chemistry.

Cellular structure and life processes of bacteria; chemical composition, growth and metabolism. General biological and evolutionary considerations. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 222 and CHEM 313.

Morphology, physiology, infectivity, and immunogenicity of fungi pathogenic for man and other mammals. Host-parasite interactions. Demonstration and isolation of pathogenic fungi from clinical material. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 222 and BACT 423.

Ecology and interactions of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms in natural environments. Fundamentals of microbial ecology, microbial evolution, microbes and ecosystem function (bioremediation), practical aspects of microbial interactions, and microbial systematics. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221.

Microorganisms involved in the fermentation and ripening processes in the dairy industry, as well as those involved in spoilage of milk and dairy products, in the transmission of disease through these products, and indicator systems used to determine sanitary quality of these products. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221.