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Full course for one semester. The biology of microorganisms, emphasizing prokaryotic anatomy, growth and cultivation, metabolism, genetics and gene regulation. Lecture topics include bacteria-to-bacteria signaling, biofilms, secretion, host-parasite interactions, microbial diversity, bacteriophage biology, and the use of phage as genetic tools. Lectures are supplemented with readings from the primary literature. Laboratory exercises demonstrate principles covered in lecture and instruct students on research techniques. An advanced, independent research project is required. Prerequisite: Biology 101/102, Chemistry 101/102. Lecture-laboratory.
The course is taught by Jay Mellies, Biology room B122.
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| ASM | American Society for Microbiology |
| Science | Science magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement fo Science. A good way to keep up with what is going on in science. |
| Science Direct | Contains links to Elsevier Journals such as Current Opinions in Microbiology and Trends in Microbiology |
| TIGR | The Institute for Genomic Research |
| Clustal W | Sequence Aligning Software |
| PFGE | Description of Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis |
| Expasy | Protein, Amino Acid Sequence Analyses |
| DPInteract | Protein-DNA Interaction Database maintained by Harvard University |
| Twitching motility | Movie of Neisseria crawling across a glass cover slip |
| Type III Secretion | Emerging Infectious Diseases review article on the type III secretion systems of Gram-negative pathogens |
| Phage Therapy | Phages as therapeutic agents |
| CBE | The Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University - Bozeman |
| BioFuels | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biomass Program develops technology for conversion of biomass (plant-derived material) to valuable fuels, chemicals, materials and power, so as to reduce dependence on foreign oil and foster growth of biorefineries. |
| E. coli Genome | Annotated Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 complete genome. |
Class meets M-W-F 10:00 to 10:50 AM in Biology Room 19. See Courses Server for current syllabus.
