BIO 415 Microbial Ecology

Interactions among microbes (fungi, bacteria, some phages), other living organisms and the environment, with emphases on parasitism, mutualism, commensalism and biogeochemical recycling of matter. Includes both laboratory and field exercises.

Often cross-listed with

BIO 515

Credit 4 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall

Prerequisites - (BIO 320 with a “C” or higher or BIO 328 with a “C” or higher) and (BIO 321 with a “C” or higher)
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing

Equivalent Course(s) - BIO 515, MICR 442
Course History -
Change to prerequisites 3/2020, effective Fall 2020; Course Rotation updated 9/2018; Change to credit hours 1/2018, effective Fall 2018; Course Rotation updated 1/2018; Graduate Credit rescinded 2/2015, effective Fall 2015; Course Rotation added 8/2014; Change to prerequisites 7/2014, effective Winter 2015; Graduate Credit added 7/2011

biology, microbiology

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