Credit Hours:4 Lecture Hours:3 Lab Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:96 Study of the morphology, physiology, and taxonomy of representative groups of pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms. Pure cultures of microorganisms grown on selected media are used in learning lab techniques. Includes a brief preview of food microbes, public health, and immunology. Lab activities reinforce lecture topics. Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1406 or BIOL 2401 or CHEM 1411 with a “C” or better. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course