MICB 201- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)
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Environmental microbiology: the study of microorganisms that inhabit the earth and their roles in carrying out processes in both natural and man-made systems. It emphasizes the interface between environmental sciences and microbial diversity. Example: methane & methanogenesis: methane: an important greenhouse gas, ch4 is 25 times more potent than co2. Natural system: a swamp: methane produced in swamp mud, stir up mud under and inverted funnel and ignite ( ) methane. Man-made system: a landfill: methane evolved from a garbage landfill is flamed-off. How can humans exploit the microbial production of methane? i. e. collecting methane from a landfill. Environmental microbiology (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374)s pla(cid:374)etary a(cid:374)d hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:862)health(cid:863) Medical microbiology how pathogenic microbes cause disease. Micb 201 concerns prokaryotic microorganisms: members of the domains bacteria and archaea (not members of eukarya, ma(cid:374)y ba(cid:272)teria a(cid:374)d ar(cid:272)haea (cid:862)look(cid:863) the sa(cid:373)e, so differe(cid:374)(cid:272)es are o(cid:448)erlooked u(cid:374)til the.
