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Microbial Ecology 2009 - Lecture & exam schedule |
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Assigned reading (Atlas &
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Wed
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14-Jan
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microbial ecology: scope & history
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Chapter 1
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1
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Fri
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16-Jan
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microbial evolution & phylogeny
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Chapter 2
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2
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Mon
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19-Jan
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MLK Holiday
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2
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Wed
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21-Jan
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(microbial evolution & phylogeny)
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2
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Fri
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23-Jan
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microbial measurements & tools 1
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Chapter 7
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3
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Mon
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26-Jan
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microbial measurements & tools 2
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3
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Wed
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28-Jan
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video: Intimate Strangers 1
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3
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Fri
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30-Jan
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(no class)
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(assigned outside reading)
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4
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Mon
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2-Feb
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physiological ecology 1
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Chapter 8
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4
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4-Feb
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physiological ecology 2
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4
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Fri
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6-Feb
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soil as a microbial habitat
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Chapter 9
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5
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Mon
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9-Feb
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rhizosphere & litter habitats
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Chapter 4 pages 99-103
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video: Creatures of the
forest floor
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5
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Wed
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11-Feb
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REVIEW FOR EXAM 1
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5
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Fri
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13-Feb
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EXAM 1
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6
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16-Feb
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Presidents' Day Holiday
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6
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Wed
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18-Feb
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microbial interactions 1
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Chapter 3
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6
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Fri
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20-Feb
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microbial interactions 2
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(assigned outside reading)
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7
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Mon
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23-Feb
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microbial community dynamics
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7
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25-Feb
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case study:
microbial source tracking for water quality assessment
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Chapter 6
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7
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Fri
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27-Feb
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microbe-animal interactions 1
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Chapter 5
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8
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Mon
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2-Mar
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microbe-animal interactions 2
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8
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4-Mar
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Dr. Marc Klowden lecture 1 (vectors of human pathogens)
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8
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6-Mar
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Klowden lecture 2
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9
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Mon
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9-Mar
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video: Intimate Strangers (disease segment)
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9
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Wed
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11-Mar
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REVIEW FOR EXAM 2
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9
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Fri
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13-Mar
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EXAM 2
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Mon
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16-Mar
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SPRING BREAK
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18-Mar
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SPRING BREAK
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Fri
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20-Mar
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SPRING BREAK
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10
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Mon
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23-Mar
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plant/microbe interactions
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Chapter 4, Chapter 16
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10
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Wed
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25-Mar
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microbial plant pathogens
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10
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Fri
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27-Mar
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Rotten World video
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11
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30-Mar
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videos: Rotten World, soilborne pathogens
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11
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1-Apr
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videos: aphid vectors, Dutch Elm Disease
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11
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Fri
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3-Apr
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bioterrorism and microbial ecology
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(assigned outside reading)
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12
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Mon
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6-Apr
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biotic C transformations
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Chapter 10
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(portions of Chaps 12-15) |
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12
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Wed
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8-Apr
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nitrogen and nitrification
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Chapter 11
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12
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Fri
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10-Apr
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denitrification and dinitrogen fixation
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13
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Mon
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13-Apr
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microbes in the hydrosphere
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review Chapter 9
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13
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Wed
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15-Apr
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video intimate strangers: biosphere
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13
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Fri
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17-Apr
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case study: iron reducers in Lake CDA sediments
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14
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Mon
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20-Apr
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case study: microbial ecology of Yellowstone hot springs
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14
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Wed
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22-Apr
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REVIEW FOR EXAM 3
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14
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Fri
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24-Apr
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EXAM 3
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15
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Mon
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27-Apr
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grad presentation
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15
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Wed
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29-Apr
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grad presentation
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15
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Fri
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1-May
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grad presentation
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16
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Mon
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4-May
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grad presentation or guest lecture
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16
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Wed
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6-May
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video: intimate strangers 4
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16
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Fri
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8-May
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REVIEW FOR EXAM 4
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17
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Mon
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11-May
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EXAM 4
10 a.m.
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