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Course schedule:
Week: Discussion topic:
1 Microbial phylogenetic and functional diversity: classical approaches
2 Microbial phylogenetic and functional diversity: modern methods
3 Microbial biomass and measures of microbial abundance and activity
4 Factors controlling the abundance and activities of bacteria and fungi
5 The Carbon Cycle: carbohydrates
6 The Carbon Cycle: lignin
7 The Carbon Cycle: anaerobic transformations
8 The redox cycles of other elements and their importance for anaerobic degradation
of organic compounds, both natural and synthetic
9 The redox cycles of other elements and their importance for anaerobic degradation
of organic compounds, both natural and synthetic
10 Laboratory and conceptual models of microbial growth in soil
11 Microbes and synthetic organic contaminants
12 Microbes and synthetic organic contaminants
13 Microbes and synthetic organic contaminants
Required Work:
One quiz
One problem set
Two hour exams
Final exam
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