MICRO 600 Public Health Microbiology 3(3,0) Epidemiology of transmissible diseases including pathogenic characteristics of the infectious organism, modes of transmission, mechanism of infection, diagnostic aids, effective treatments, immunizing procedures, and methods of preventing infection. Preq: MICRO 305.
MICRO 601 Advanced Bacteriology 4(2,6) Metabolism, nutrition, growth, and death of bacteria; microbiological assays and industrial fermentation. Emphasis is on laboratory procedures for the identification of the more common taxonomic groups. Preq: CH 201 or 223, 227, MICRO 305.
MICRO 603 Marine Microbiology 3(2,3) Discussion of the microbes that inhabit the marine environment, their peculiar physiological traits, and contributions to the ecology of oceans. Preq: MICRO 305, organic chemistry.
MICRO 607 Food and Dairy Microbiology 4(3,3) Physical-chemical factors limiting survival and growth of microorganisms during processing and manufacturing of food and dairy products. Standard methods for enumerating and identifying indicator bacteria, yeasts, molds, and microbes producing food and food-borne illness. Starter cultures, fungal toxins, microbial cell injury, and standards for food and dairy products. Preq: BIOCH 305 or CH 201 or 223, MICRO 305.
MICRO 610 Soil Microbiology 3(2,3) Role of microorganisms in the decomposition of organic substances, transformation of nitrogen, and mineral substances in the soil; interrelationships between higher plants and microorganisms; importance of microorganisms in soil fertility. Preq: MICRO 305.
MICRO 611 Pathogenic Bacteriology 4(3,3) Study of pathogenic bacteria, their morphology, cultural requirements, and classification; diagnostic tests, methods of differentiation, and the diseases caused. Preq: MICRO 305.
MICRO 612 Bacterial Physiology 4(3,3) Consideration of the cytology, physiology, metabolism, and genetics of bacteria including growth and death, reproduction and mutation, nutrition and metabolic pathways, regulatory mechanisms, and effects of environment. Preq: CH 224, MICRO 305, one semester of biochemistry, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 613 Industrial Microbiology 3(2,3) Microbial aspects of large-scale processes for the production of foods, antibiotics, enzymes, fine chemicals, and beverages. Topics include strain selection, culture maintenance, biosynthetic pathways, continuous cultivation, and production of single cell protein. Preq: MICRO 305.
MICRO (AVS, BIOSC) 614 Basic Immunology 4(3,3) Consideration of the nature, production, and function of basic immune responses in animals. Procedures and mechanisms of antigen-antibody and other immune reactions. Preq: MICRO 305, organic chemistry.
MICRO 615 Microbial Genetics 4(3,3) Cytological basis of bacterial, fungal, and viral genetics; molecular aspects; mutations; mechanisms of genetic transfers; episomes and plasmids; and population changes. Preq: BIOCH 301, CH 224, MICRO 305 or consent of instructor.
MICRO 616 Introductory Virology 3(3,0) General introduction to the field of virology including animal, bacterial, and plant viruses. Topics include nomenclature and classification, biochemical and biophysical characteristics, mechanisms of replication, chemotherapy, and techniques for isolation, assay, and purification. Preq: BIOCH 301, MICRO 305, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 617 Molecular Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis and Aging 3(3,0) Changes which occur at the cellular and subcellular levels during transformation and aging. Accumulated damage and "intrinsic clock" theories of aging; genetic and epigenetic theories of carcinogenesis; epidemiology of cancer; viral, radiation-induced, and chemical carcinogenesis; the immune system and cancer. Preq: BIOCH 301, MICRO 305, or consent of instructor.
MICRO (BIOSC, GEN) 618 Biotechnology I: Nucleic Acids Techniques 4(2,4) See GEN 618.
MICRO 619 Selected Topics in Molecular Medicine 3(3,0) Introduction to various areas of molecular medicine. Examines the latest research and developments in molecular medicine. Designed for students interested in medicine and biomedical research. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Preq: BIOCH 301, MICRO 305, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 802 Bacteriological Techniques 4(2,6)F Analytical and experimental procedures used in bacteriology including techniques for studying bacterial cytology, physiology, and metabolism; experience in more advanced methods of investigation.
MICRO 803 Special Problems in Microbiology 1-3 Research not related to a thesis.
MICRO 804 Selected Topics in Microbiology 1-3(1-3,0) Evaluation of current research literature in various areas of microbiology. Critical evaluation of specific publications in terms of their scientific merit. Required of all Microbiology graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
MICRO 805 Techniques of Clinical Microbiology and Immunobiology 3(2,3) Methods for isolating, identifying, and culturing different mammalian cell types; techniques used to analyze cell function and viability and for protein and DNA analysis emphasizing application to the diagnosis of disease, determination of prognosis, optimization of treatment, and determination of etiology. Preq: MICRO 614, 615, BIOCH 623 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 806 Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease 3(3,0)N Medically important host-parasite relationships at the cellular and subcellular levels with emphasis on bacterial and viral infections in man. Preq: MICRO 611 or consent of instructor.
MICRO 807 Seminar 1(1,0) Topics not covered in other courses. Students review literature, organize, and present material. May be repeated for a maximum of two credits.
MICRO 808 Biotechnology and Medicine 3(3,0) Medical problems currently receiving attention due to the application of biotechnology to diagnosis or treatment. Basic information essential to understanding the molecular biology of the disease and its diagnosis or treatment. Preq: Consent of instructor.
MICRO (HLTH) 809 Epidemiological Research 3(3,0) Basic concepts of epidemiology with emphasis on applied aspects rather than theoretical. Examples are drawn from clinical practice. Use of relevant PC-based computer packages is required. Preq: MTHSC 405 or EX ST 801 or consent of instructor.
MICRO 811 Bacterial Cytology and Physiology 4(4,0)S Odd-numbered years. Structure, chemistry, and physiology of the various bacterial cell components. Physiology of bacterial growth and reproduction in batch, continuous, and synchronous cultures. Economy of the bacterial cell including endogenous metabolism and maintenance requirements; physiology of bacterial death; regulation of enzyme and nucleic acids syntheses. Preq: BIOCH 423, MTHSC 206, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 812 Bacterial Metabolism 3(3,0)S Even numbered years. Various biochemical pathways occurring in bacterial cells; fermentations of carbohydrates and related compounds and of nitrogenous organic compounds; anaerobic and aerobic respiration including electron transport systems and oxidative phosphorylation; bacterial photosynthesis; nitrogen fixation; biosyntheses of amino acids, purines, pyrimidines, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. Preq: BIOCH 423, MTHSC 206, or consent of instructor.
MICRO 815 Advanced Microbial Genetics 3(3,0)F Current developments in microbial genetics; integration of genetics and biochemistry; analysis of genetic fine structure in microorganisms; nature of bacterial variation and expression of mutations; population dynamics; physicochemical mechanisms of heredity; regulation of gene action in microorganisms; physiology and genetics of virulent and lysogenic bacteriophages. Preq: MICRO 415.
MICRO 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12
MICRO 991 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-12