Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours
Catalog page 553
Description: An introduction to the remarkable diversity and biology of microorganisms. Emphasizes the areas microorganisms impact human affairs, including food production, agriculture, medicine, and history. Includes cheese-, yogurt-, wine-, beer- and bread-making; the Irish potato famine; tulipomania; antibiotics; mushrooms and mushroom lore; food preservation; microbial toxins and food poisoning; and vaccines and useful viruses.