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CME 521  Environmental Microbiology Fall 2006 Lecture notes and supplemental material Lecture: T-TH 4:00-5:15 Lecture Center A: A005   OFFICE HOURS: 2-4 PM Wednesdays in 3077 ERF

Taught by: Professor Karl Rockne Department of Civil and Materials Engineering University of Illinois-Chicago 3077 ERF HOMEPAGE Fall 2006 Schedule LAB HOMEPAGE The material here requires UIC netid and password Course syllabus Lecture outline Homework and solutions Quiz and Test solutions The material here requires UIC netid and password

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The class text is: Brock Biology of Microorganisms 11th Ed. By Madigan and Martinko (ISBN 0-13-144329-1; Pearson/Prentice Hall). The textbook has been ordered at the UIC bookstore and should arrive in time for Fall semester 2006.

Course syllabus:

Syllabus  PDF File

Termpaper guide  PDF File

1. Overview of Microbial Life
2. Macromolecules    Supplemental: Organic Chemistry Review
3. Cell Structure
4. Metabolism
5. Growth

6. Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology Animations

DNA Replication

The PCR

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7. Metabolic Regulation
8. Evolution and Systematics
9. The Eubacteria
10. The Archaea
11. Metabolic Diversity
12. Methods for Environmental Microbiology
13. Microbial Ecology         Supplemental: Bioremediation Primer

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Date of latest revisions: 11/28/06