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BIOL 251

General Microbiology

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB-
Standard

Overview

Description

Morphology, physiology, classification and culture techniques of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • with a “C-” or better
BIOL 190ABIOL 189A
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 190A with a “C-” or better or BIOL 189A with a “C-” or better.

Units

Lecture3
Laboratory Studio1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • discuss how microbes maintain equilibrium of gases in the atmosphere and nutrients in the terrestrial and aquatic areas of the earth.
  • determine what differentiates the minority of pathogenic microbes from the majority of nonpathogenic microbes.
  • describe how ongoing progress in technology has allowed a greater understanding of the role of microbes in human health and the ecology of the earth.
  • use diagnostic tests to distinguish and identify an unknown bacteria.
  • discuss why understanding the nature of microbes, their interactions with each other in communities, and their ability to mutate/change/evolve rapidly affects all parts of the natural world.