Courses in Microbiology

LOWER DIVISION COURSES

MIC 10. NATURAL HISTORY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3) II. MANNING
Lecture--3hours; discussion--1hour. Topics in the natural history of infectious diseases principally affecting humans. Introduction to infectious microbial agents, ecology, epidemiology, and induction of disease. Focus on diseases of a contemporary nature. Designed for students not majoring in the biological sciences.
GE credit: SciEng.

MIC 98. DIRECTED GROUP STUDY (1-5) I,II,III. THE STAFF (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)

MIC 99. SPECIAL STUDY (1-5) I,II,III. THE STAFF (Chairperson in charge) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

MIC 100. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS(3) II.
Lecture/discussion--3hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Ancient and modern history of chemical and biological weapons; mechanism aof action; tactical and strategic uses; riot-control agents; international legal constraints; disarmament and nonproliferation; genomics and the future. GE credit: Sci Eng or SocSci.

MIC 102. GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY(4) I, II.,III.
Lecture--4hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and Chemistry 8B or Chemistry 118B (may be taken concurrently). Survey of the biology of bacteria and viruses, including bacterial structure, metabolism, physiology, genetics, and evolution; viral structure and replication; the role of bacteria in global element cycles; and the role of microbes in infectious disease.

MIC 102L. GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY LABORATORY(3) I, II.,III.
Laboratory--6hours. Prerequisite: MIC 102 (may be taken concurrently) and consent of instructor. Introduction to principles and laboratory methods employed in working with microorganisms as tools for study of genetics and biochemistry.

MIC 105. BACTERIAL DIVERSITY (3) II. WHEELIS
Lecture--3hours. Prerequisite: MIC 102, 102L, Biological Sciences 102 and consent of instructor; Biological Sciences 103 recommended. Survey of the major groups of bacteria emphasizing diversity of energy metabolism, morphology and natural history.

MIC 105L. BACTERIAL DIVERSITY LABORATORY (3) II. PARALES, NELSON
Laboratory--9hours ( 8 hours scheduled lab periods; 1 hour open laboratory) . Prerequisite: MIC 102, 102L, course 105 ( may be taken concurrently), Biological Sciences 102 and consent of instructor; Biological Sciences 103 recommended. Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains from various habitats. Includes methods for determination of evolutionary relationships among groups.

MIC 120. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (3) III. MEEKS
Lecture-- 3 hours. Prerequisite: MIC 105, Biological Sciences 102. Interactions between nonpathogenic microorganisms and their environment, emphasizing physiological and metabolic characteristics of various groups and their adaptation to and modification of specific habitats.

MIC 120L. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY LABORATORY (2)
Laboratory--6 hours; one optional overnight weekend field trip. Prerequisite: MIC 120 ( may be taken concurrently); consent of instructor. Study of prokaryotic microorganisms from certain habitats. One-half of laboratory effort will consist of organized experiments on ecologically important microbial activities. For remaining one-half, research projects will be done on student selected specific habitats of microorganisms. Limited enrollment.

MIC 140. BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY (3) I. SINGER
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, 102, 103 ( may be taken concurrently); MIC 102 recommended ( may be taken concurrently). Fundamentals of bacterial growth and bacterial responses to environmental stresses. Topics will include carbon and nitrogen regulation, growth rate control, post-exponential growth, and motility and chemotaxis.

MIC 150. BACTERIAL GENETICS (3) II. STEWART
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 and 102; MIC 102 ( may be taken concurrently ) recommended. Fundamentals of bacterial and phage genetics. Topics will include generating mutations, phage genetics, classical bacterial genetics, molecular techniques to generate mutations and physical techniques.

MIC 155L. BACTERIOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY (3) III. SINGER
Laboratory--9hours. Prerequisite: MIC 140 or 150; MIC 102L; consent of instructor. Physiology and genetics of bacteria. Isolation and characterization of mutant strains. Mapping of mutations by conjugation and transducation studies of control of enzyme synthesis by induction, repression, and catabolite repression.

MIC 160. BACTERIAL REGULATORY MECHANISMS (3)
Lecture--3hours. Prerequisite: MIC 140 or 150 recommended. Fundamentals of bacterial regulatory mechanisms. Topics will include control of DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, global regulatory mechanisms, recombination, DNA repair systems, and cell cycle control with emphasis on bacterial systems.

MIC 162. GENERAL VIROLOGY (4) II. MANNING, FALK (PLANT BIOLOGY)
Lecture--4hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 102. Integrated presentation of the nature of animal, bacterial, and plant viruses, including their structure, replication and genetics.

MIC 170. YEAST MOLECULAR GENETICS (3) III. SHIOZAKI
Lecture--3hours. Prerequisite: BIS 101 and 102; MIC 102 or MIC 140 ( or concurrent enrollment) strongly recommended. Survey of the genetics, cell biology and technologies in yeasts and related lower eukaryotes. Topics include diversity of yeasts; cell structure; metabolism; cell cycle; genetic approaches and genomics; gene expression; yeast as models to study higher eukaryotes; and contemporary techniques.

MIC 190C. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (1) I, II, III. THE STAFF (CHAIRPERSON IN CHARGE)
Discussion--1hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor, course 199 concurrently. Presentation and critical discussion of staff research activities: designed for advanced undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only).

MIC 194H. MICROBIOLOGY HONORS RESEARCH (2) I, II, III. THE STAFF
Independent study--6 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing; eligibility for college honors; completion of six units of 199 in microbiology; consent of section. Continuation of an individual microbiological research project culminating in writing of a senior thesis under a faculty director. (P/NP grading only.)

MIC 197T. TUTORING IN MICROBIOLOGY(1-5) I, II, III. THE STAFF (CHAIRPERSON IN CHARGE)
Tutoring--1-5hours. Prerequisite: MIC 102L and 18 upper division units in Microbiology; consent of chairperson. Assist in undergraduate laboratory courses supervised by teaching assistants or faculty; in discussion sections supervised by faculty; and staffing "drop-in" offices for individual help. (P/NP grading only.)

MIC 198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. THE STAFF (CHAIRPERSON IN CHARGE)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

MIC 199. SPECIAL STUDY FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES (1-5) I, II, III. THE STAFF (CHAIRPERSON IN CHARGE)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)