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SWS 4303C: SOIL MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

An image of freshly plowed soil on the right side with thick green grass on the left side. In the distance, the sun sets with dark blue sky and a few clouds.

Instructor:

Julie Meyer
Assistant Professor, Microbial Ecology
and Bioinformatics
Genetics Institute, Room 304
(352) 273-8189
juliemeyer@ufl.edu

About the Course

The goal of this course is to provide students with the physiological bases for microbial activities in soil, and translate those to ecological interactions and processes. Lectures and laboratory exercises will cover the soil as a habitat for microorganisms, the taxonomy and biology of soil microorganisms, and the fundamentals of the microbial ecology of nutrient cycles, symbiotic associations, and bioremediation.

Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall
General Education Requirement Course: No

Prerequisites: BSC 2005 and BSC 2005L or BSC 2010 and BSC 2010L
Textbook: Paul, Eldor. 2015. Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry, 4th Ed.
Academic Press; and Laboratory Manual (available as a PDF file from the course web site)