Microbiology Courses

Program | Faculty | Courses

All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.

515 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases

The ecology of plant, microbe, and human interactions in plant diseases, from wilderness to industrial farms. Epidemics, traditional farming, environmental impacts and sustainability issues. Ways in which agriculture, particularly plant production and plant disease management, change ecosystems. Independent project. Biol 100 or equivalent recommended.

520 Mycology

With lab. Biology, ecology, and taxon-omy of fungi. Includes consideration of fungi as causes of diseases in animals, humans, and plants. The role of fungi in natural habitats. Prerequisites: Biol 100, 101; Micbio 310, 312 and/or 530 recommended. Credit, 4. Mr. Manning

530 General Plant Pathology

With lab. Causes, nature, and control of plant diseases. Diagnosis of plant diseases. Mechanisms, biochemistry, and genetics of plant disease induction, development, and control. Prerequisite: a course in Plant Biology. Credit, 4. Ms. Schumann

535 Diagnostic Plant Pathology

With lab. Methods of diagnosing plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and abiotic agents considered using speciments collected by students. Prerequisite: Micbio 530 or consent of instructor. Mr. Wick

540 Immunology

The cellular, anatomic, genetic, and molecular bases for adaptive immune responses. Antigens, conventional and monoclonal antibodies, complement, T and B lymphocytes, helper and killer cells, cytokines, macrophages, their interactions, and their significance in immunity, allergy, tissue graft rejection, cancer and immunopathology. Text changes frequently. Prerequisites: Chem 261, 262 and (at least concurrently) Biochm 523; an introductory course in biology including cell structure and physiology. Mr. Martz