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BIOL-4164: Environmental Microbiology

Description: Ecology, physiology, and diversity of soil and aquatic microorganisms; incorporates the significance of these topics within the context of environmental applications such as bioremediation, wastewater treatment, control of plant- pathogens in agriculture, and pollution abatement in natural systems. The laboratory portion of the course will stress methodology development, isolation and characterization of microorganisms from natural and engineered systems, and examination of the roles of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-2604

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: ENSC-4164

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 43

Average GPA: 3.45 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 52.47%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.18%

Charles Hagedorn201569.3%27.5%2.9%0.3%0.0%0.0%3.6425
Brian D Badgley202441.9%39.1%15.0%1.1%2.5%0.4%3.1918

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