Spring 2007
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30 - 2pm
2304 Tolman
Course Instructor: John D. Coates
Office: Rm 271 Koshland Hall
Phone: 643-8455
e-mail: jcoates@nature.berkeley.edu
Links: Course
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Course description
This course will focus on the metabolic and phylogenetic
diversity of the myriad of microorganisms in our
environment. Emphasis will be placed on the role
that diverse organisms play in the formation of
our environment and the factors that control metabolic
dominance. Topics will include thermodynamic and
genetic constraints on metabolic diversity observed
in our biosphere. Elemental cycles will also be
covered with emphasis on the interrelationships
between the various geochemical cycles and the
microbial trophic groups involved.
Texts:-
Supporting Information Taken From:
Geomicrobiology 4th edition, (1995)
Henry L. Ehrlich, Dekker Publishers
The Prokaryotes 2nd Edition (1991) Volumes 1
- 4
Edited by A. Barlows et al.
Springer-Verlag Publishers
Brocks Biology of Microorganisms 10th edition
M. Madigan, J Martinko, and J. Parker
Prentice-Hall Publishers
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