Date

Topics

Readings

W

1/19

Introduction

F

1/21

History of microbial ecology (ppt).

Chung and Bryant 1997, Chung and Ferris 1996, Chung and Case 2001

M

1/24

Earth history 1 (ppt)

Schopf 1992, Copley 2003

W

1/26

Earth history 2 (ppt)

{Of interest: Brocks 1999, Cech Catalytic RNA, Waggoner)

F

1/28

Discussion: Brenda Harrop, Jessica Collins

Discussion Questions

M

1/31

Biological evolution (ppt)

Amabile-Cuevas 2003, Cohan 1996, Pennisi 2004, (Of interest, Levy 1997)

W

2/2

Antibiotic resistance (ppt)

F

2/4

Discussion: Jeff Coyle, Jessica Collins

Discussion Questions

M

2/7

Microbial diversity (ppt)

Finlay 2002, Torsvki et al 2002, Woese et al 1990, Doolittle 1999, Morell 1997

W

2/9

Bacterial lineages (ppt)

Of interest (Cohan 2002)

F

2/11

Discussion: Karen Adair, Nate Hubert

Discussion Questions

M

2/14

Methods: stable isotopes etc. (ppt)

Boschker & Middelburg 2002, Kirk et al 2004

W

2/16

Methods: lipid analyses etc. (ppt)

F

2/18

Discussion: Jamie Brown, Jeff Coyle, Karen Adair

Discussion Questions

M

2/21

The Abiotic environment (ppt)

Kerr 2002, Newman and Banfield 2002, Valentine 2002

W

2/23

The Lithosphere (see 2-21 lecture)

F

2/25

Discussion: Elisabeth Aldren, Brenda Harrop

M

2/28

Extreme Halophiles (ppt)

Robinson et al. 2005, Oren et al. 1997, Franzmann et al. 1988

W

3/2

The Atmosphere and hydrosphere (ppt)

Sattler et al. 2001

F

3/4

MID-TERM EXAM

M

3/7

Intra and Inter-specific Interactions (ppt)

Titman 1976

W

3/9

Molecular analyses of microbial communities (ppt)

Borneman and Triplett 1997

F

3/11

Discussion: Anita Antoninka, Stacey Hamburg, Zsuzsi Koracs

M

3/14

snow day

Henke and Bassler 2004

W

3/16

Biofilms – guest lecture

Davey & O'Toole 2000
(of interest, Johnson&Wedin 1997)

F

3/18

Discussion: Jack Shapiro, Keehoon Lee

3/21-3/25

SPRING BREAK

M

3/28

Community Ecology (ppt)

McGrady-Steed et al 1997

W

3/30

Endosymbiosis (ppt)

Lopez-Garcia & Moriera 1999

F

4/1

Discussion: Zacchaeus Compson

M

4/4

Animal-Microbe Interactions (ppt)

Sapolsky 2003, Backhed et al 2005, Lu et al 2003

W

4/6

Animal-Microbe Interactions (ppt)

F

4/8

Discussion: Zsuzsi Koracs, Nate Hubert, Bala Chaudhary

M

4/11

Plant-Microbe Interactions (ppt)

Clay 2004, Arnold et al 2003, Lindow & Leveau 2002

W

4/13

Mycorrhizae and Global Change (see 4/11)

F

4/15

Discussion: Anita Antoninka

M

4/18

Mycorrhizae and the Carbon Cycle

Hendrickson et al. 2002, Miller et al. 2002, Langley and Hungate 2003

W

4/20

Bioremediation (ppt)

F

4/22

Discussion: Jack Shapiro, Keehoon Lee, Bala Chaudhary

M

4/25

Element cycles I (ppt)

Fuhrman 1999, Shively et al 2001

W

4/27

Element cycles II (see 4/25)

F

4/29

Discussion: Jamie Brown, Zacchaeus Compson, Stacey Hamburg

M

5/2

Soil biogeochemistry (see 4/25)

W

5/4

Microorganisms and carbon sinks (ppt)

F

5/6

REVIEW

Final Exam - student questions

W

5/11

FINAL EXAM 10-12 AM