HSCI 4607 - Bacterial Physiology

(4 credits)

Prerequisites: HSCI 3320 and Organic Chemistry required. Completion of a biochemistry recommended.

Considers the biochemical nature of the growth of microorganisms that includes studies of bacterial cytology, enzymes, nutritional requirements, metabolic pathways, and genetic regulation. Laboratory includes studies of selected aspects of metabolism during bacterial growth and the use of bacterial vectors for cloning DNA.

Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week.

Dual Listed With: HSCI 5607.

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