Microbiology Laboratory

BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 3491

After introducing students to the basics of bacterial growth and maintenance, this laboratory class employs microscopy, genetics, cell biology, and genomics to explore various aspects of bacterial physiology, structure, and identification. Students will present their findings throughout the semester in both written and oral format. Roughly one hour lecture and five hours of laboratory per week. Fulfills the upper-level laboratory requirement for the Biology major. Prerequisite: Bio 2970, Bio 349 recommended. Enrollment limit is set at zero. Graduating seniors who need an upper-level laboratory to complete requirements of a biology major program have priority. Due to high demand for this course, please fill out this survey at this link: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ermrbGP0bgxmMXY. The department will manage registration for this course based on this information.
Course Attributes: FA NSM; BU SCI; AR NSM; AS NSM