| Course ID: | PATH 1103E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Plant Microbiology |
Course
Description: | Small organisms, big concepts. Students will learn core biology concepts with plant-associated microbes providing a useful framework. Topics include microbial diversity, genetics, evolution, disease, symbiosis, and the microbiome in the context of plants. The progression of microbial scientific ideas and the impacts of plant-associated microbes on society will also be discussed. |
| Oasis Title: | Plant Microbiology |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Content will be provided through a series of recorded presentations and videos. Online asynchronous quizzes and exams will be used for assessment. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | • Students will be able to accurately explain core biology and microbiology concepts to their peers in simple terms.
• Students will be able to list key similarities and differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
• Students will be able to describe how prokaryotes pass genetic information vertically and horizontally and the effect on their evolution.
• Students will be able to describe how microbe interactions with the plant immune system and the environment determine disease outcomes.
• Students will be able to explain examples of how plant-associated microbes impact society. |
| Topical Outline: | • Microbial diversity and ubiquity
• Cellular and sub-cellular structure
• Information flow and central dogma
• Prokaryotic metabolism, physiology, and replication
• Prokaryotic evolution, genetics, and genomics
• Plant-microbe interactions
• Plant microbial ecology/microbiome
• The global and societal impacts of plant-associated microbes |