(Lab Required) A course investigating the diversity of roles microbes play in our immediate environment, and how they affect it. Environments to be examined may include the human body, waste treatment facilities and extreme environments. Molecular tools to study the community structure and roles of individual organisms will also be discussed. This course may not be held for credit with MBIO 3480 or MBIO 4320. Prerequisites: MBIO 3030 (MBIO 3031)(C); or the former MBIO 2110 (MBIO 2111, 60.211)(C); and one of MBIO 2370, MBIO 2371, CHEM 2370, CHEM 2371(C).

 

 

(Lab Required) Topics will include the definition and history of microbiology, concepts of practical microbiology, prokaryotic cell structure, prokaryotic specialization in gene expression and transfer of genetic information, the role of microbes in environments including the human body, and applications of microbiology to food production and biotechnology. Not to be held with MBIO 1011 or the former MBIO 2100 (MBIO 2101) or MBIO 2110 (MBIO 2111). Prerequisite or concurrent requirement: BIOL 1020.

 

 

 

This course allows students with a background in either biological sciences or engineering to gain an understanding of biochemical engineering processes used to enable important chemical conversions by biological systems. Topics include bioprocessing for production of biofuels, bioplastics, and biopharmaceuticals, upstream processing technologies, fermentation and bioreactor systems, and downstream processing for product recovery. These will be related to present or potential industrial applications. This course is also offered in the Department of Biosystems Engineering as BIOE 7180. MBIO 7070 cannot be held with BIOE 7180.