Focuses on the general biology in microbes, primarily prokaryotes. Topics include the structure, physiology, and development of microorganisms and microbial communities, their culture and control, microbial genomics & metagenomics, and the importance of diverse microbes in food, agriculture, ecology and medicine.
Prerequisites: MCDB 101A; Chemistry 109A-B-C (Chem 109C may be taken concurrently), or Chemistry 109A-B and MCDB 110. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C or better.