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WELCOME TO MICROBIOLOGY
EBIO 3400
Dr. Steven Schmidt - Professor
Dr. Bob Hermanson - Laboratory Coordinator
Texts
Lecture:
Nester, E.W. et al. 2004. Microbiology, A Human Perspective. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Lab:
Basey, J.M. & S. Perkins. 2004. Microbiology Lab. The Robin Works.
Class Outlines etc:
Go to:
http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/schmidtlab/studentres/EBIO3400/index.htm
Or
http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/schmidtlab/
And follow the links
Or
the EE Biology site and follow the links…..
I’ll post outlined notes, usually the night before class…
WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY?
The study of small organisms.
Prokaryotes: Bacteria & Archaea
Viruses, Viroids & Prions
(not really “organisms”)
Eukaryotic Microbes:
Algae Fungi “Protozoa”
How small is small?
MICRON or MICROMETER
- 1 millionth of a meter (10-6 meters)
- symbol is µ
NANOMETER
- 1 billionth of a meter (10-9 meters)
Bacteria are usually several micrometers in diameter.Fungi are about 10+ micrometers in diameter
MICROBES ARE EVERYWHERE!
• represent more than half of the biomass
(animals <15%)
• almost every natural surface
• important symbionts
• vital to the ecosystem
• earliest life - 3.8 billion years old