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BIOL322 BACTERIAL DIVERSITY

Course Code: 2380322
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Biology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AYÞE GÜL GÖZEN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2380303
Set 2: 2380313
Set 3: 5730311
One of the sets above should be completed before taking BIOL322 BACTERIAL DIVERSITY .

Course Content

Explores the metabolic diversification of bacteria and phylogenetic relations. Molecular methods used in systematics of bacteria, major bacterial groups such as proteobacteria (α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ) , Actinobacteria, cyanobacteria, Flavobacteria, Cytophaga, Green sulfur and nonsulfur bacteria, hyperthermophilic bacteria, Deinococci, Nitrospira and so on.
Prerequisite: BIO 303 OR BIO 313 OR FDE 311