BLGY 206:Principles of Microbiology

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 107 or CHEM 101 and one life science course.
Topics covered include microbial diversity, metabolism, structure and function, physiology, genetics, as well as interactions with hosts and their environments. Lecture emphasizes medically important microbes, techniques used in their handling and control, immunology, and the role of microbes in disease. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CBIO 2123: General Microbiology (Science Majors).