Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Introduces microbiomes, which are the collections of microorganisms that inhabit particular environments or locations, and that play crucial roles in agriculture, the environment and human health and disease. Covers fundamental knowledge about microbiomes and experimental strategies to understand and utilize microbiomes to prevent or treat human and plant diseases.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of MCBL 126 or MCBL 226.