MSE 2201: BIO:How Microbes Rule World

Program
Credits 4

Overview of microbiology, illustrating the roles of bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and protozoa in our food, environment, and health. Lectures and labs cover microbe classification, control of microbial growth, roles of microorganisms in agriculture, ecology and industry, and principles of disease and host defenses.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2020, Fall 2019