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2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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BIO 471 - Marine Microbiology Credits 4
Lecture / 4 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: BIO 210, 234; Biology majors only or permission of the instructor
Taxonomy, physiology, and the role of heterotrophic microorganisms in the marine environment. The viruses will also be considered. Emphasis will be placed on the activities of the viruses, bacteria, and the fungi in the marine environment in the laboratory, exercises will be conducted on the methods of enumeration, detection of selected physiological groups, uptake and deputation of microorganisms by shellfish, marine Bo, and the influence of environmental parameters on the growth and activities of marine microorganisms. Cross-listed with BIO 571
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