Courses: Graduate

Graduate Courses
in Microbiology

MBI 505 Pathogenic Microbiology (4): Pathogenic microorganisms, their identification, and mechanisms by which they cause disease. Prerequisite: MBI 202. 3 Lec. 1 Lab.
MBI 514 Immunology (3): Lectures covering molecules, cells, tissues, and organs of the immune system. Primary emphasis on the mechanisms involved in immune responses. Course is divided into three sections: component parts of immune responses, diversity and the generation of humoral and cellular responses, and immunity and disease. Prerequisite: MBI 202 (or permission of instructor) and CHM 242 or 332; recommended: MBI 365, ZOO 443, or ZOO 444. 3 Lec.
MBI 514.L Immunology Laboratory (1): Selected laboratory exercises and demonstrations illustrating a variety of immunologic phenomena, techniques, and applications. Prerequisite or corequisite: MBI 414/514. 1.Lab.
MBI 525 Microbial Physiology (4): Biochemical activities of microorganisms as revealed by their cellular physiology. Prerequisite: MBI 202 and CHM 242 or 332. 3 Lec. 1 Lab.
MBI 535 Medical Mycology (3): Characteristics of fungi associated with disease. Includes discussion of epidemiology, pathology, and diagnosis of mycotic diseases. Laboratory focuses on identification and biochemical activities of pathogenic fungi. Prerequisite: MBI 405/505 or BOT 421/521 or permission of instructor. 2 Lec. 1 Lab.
MBI 545 Microbial Genetics (3): Genetic changes that occur in bacteria and bacterial viruses and resulting changes in their biochemical and physiological activities. Prerequisite: MBI 425.
MBI 555 Applied and Industrial Microbiology (2): Problems associated with use and control of microorganisms in products and procedures of commercial importance. Prerequisite: MBI 425.
MBI 564 MBI 464/564 Human Viruses (3): A study of the physical and chemical characteristics of viruses, virus replication mechanisms, disease causation and host response, and tumor induction. Prerequisite: MBI 201, 202, or equivalent.
MBI 565 Microbial and Molecular Genetics Laboratory (2): Laboratory methodology associated with experimental aspects of microbial genetics and recombinant DNA technique. Prerequisite: BOT 242 or ZOO 242, or MBI 445/545 or permission of instructor.
MBI 575 Microbial Ecology (3): A general survey of the role of microorganisms in the biosphere. Emphasis will be placed upon the early evolution of life, abiotic factors controlling the distribution and abundance of microorganisms, biotic interactions and biogeochemical cycling. Applied ecology, including drinking and wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and fermentations, will also be covered. Prerequisites: MBI 202, CHM 142 and CHM 242 or permission of instructor.
MBI 605 Advanced Molecular Biology (3): In-depth study of genome organization, rearrangement, replication and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their viruses, with an emphasis on regulatory mechanisms. Cross-listed with BOT 605 and ZOO 605. Prerequisite: graduate status, one course in molecular genetics, biochemistry or cell biology, and permission of instructor.
MBI 606 Advanced Cell Biology (3): An advanced level study of the molecular basis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure/function relationships. Cross-listed with BOT 606 and ZOO 606. Prerequisite: graduate status, one course in molecular genetics, biochemistry or cell biology, and permission of instructor.
MBI 616 Papers, Proposals and Presentations: Communicating Science (2): Will acquaint students with the principles and practice of scientific writing for the biological sciences (grant proposals and papers), graphic presentation of data, poster and slide preparation and oral presentations. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
MBI 630 Microbiology for Teachers (4): A survey of the diversity of microorganisms in nature, their unique metabolic properties, their usefulness in recombinant DNA technology, gene engineering and industrial microbiiology, their involvement in selected disease processes, including AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, cancer and immune responses. Summer only. 3 Lec. 1 Lab.
MBI 640 Infectious Disease Microbiology for Teachers (3): Discussion of infectious diseases, the microorganisms that cause them and the hosts that they affect, with emphasis on pathogenesis, host responses, epidemiology and social impact. Summer only.
MBI 640.L Infectious Disease Microbiology Laboratory for Teachers (1): This course introduces high school and junior high school biology teachers to laboratory approaches used by microbiologists for understanding infectious diseases and the pathogens that cause them. It fosters firsthand understanding of the research basis for, and the investigative nature of, clinical microbiology, and will assist in development of insight into how microorganisms cause infectious diseases. Summer only.
MBI 650 Seminar in Molecular Biology: Discussion of current literature in molecular biology. Cross-listed with BOT 650, CHM 650 and ZOO 650. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
MBI 666 Molecular Biology of Microorganisms (3): Organization and expression of genetic information in microbial organisms. Aspects of bacterial and lower eucaryotic systems as well as of plasmid, transposon, and viral entities pertinent to those hosts. Prerequisite: CHM 241, 242 and BOT 242, ZOO 242 or MBI 445.
MBI 689 Pedagogy in Microbiology for Graduate Students (1): Introduction of new graduate students to the role of the graduate teaching assistant. Summer only.
MBI 690 Graduate Seminar (1; maximum 8): Discussions of current research and literature by graduate students and faculty.
MBI 700 Research for Master's Thesis (1-10; minimum 6; maximum 12)
MBI 710 Graduate Research Problems (1-10; maximum 16): Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor.
MBI 750 Advanced Topics in Microbiology (1-3; maximum 36): Study of special topics from current research in the following areas:; A. Pathogenic Microbiology; B. Immunology; C. Microbial Physiology; D. Medical Mycology; E. Microbial and Molecular Genetics; F. Microbial Ecology; G. Instrumentation; H. Virology; Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor.
MBI 850 Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-16; minimum 16, maximum 60 depending on department requirements).

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