BIOL 8 - Microbiology

    Recent Professors
    Paola Gonzalez Rodriguez, Erica Cain, Bret Sage, Cynthia Jones
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    26 students
    Difficulty
    6.9Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the anatomy of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses and prions. It covers microbial metabolism, pathogenesis of bacteria & viruses, control of micro-organisms, microbial nutrition and growth, the most common genera of micro-organisms and their connection to disease processes, and the replication of viruses and prions. Aspects of the course that are particularly helpful to health fields include a study of epidemiology and human-microbe interactions, host defenses and the immune system, and the most common infectious diseases of the body systems.
    Usually Held
    Sat 9:00am–11:50am, Tue Thu 1:30pm–4:35pm, Mon Wed 1:30pm–4:40pm, Sat 1:00pm–4:10pm