GEN 813 (01) - Microbial Ecology and Evolution

Evolutionary and ecological forces that generate the tremendous diversity of microbial life on Earth with emphasis on viruses, archaea and bacteria. Functional roles of microorganisms, their population dynamics and interactions, and their mechanisms of evolutionary change in a variety of environmental settings, including natural communities and laboratory microcosms. Introductory microbiology and microbiology lab and one semester of genetics recommended.