UM SPH Academic Courses

EHS576 Microbiology in Environmental Health

Winter term(s)

3 Credit Hour(s)

Instructor(s): Xi, Chuanwu

Prerequisites: Biology, Grad Standing or Perm. Instr.

Description: GGraduate level course on basic knowledge about microbes in the environment and its impact on public health. Topics will include: - introduction on microbiology; - growth and control of microbes in the environment; - characterization and identification of microbes in the environment; - biofilms and its control; - transmission and persistence of health-related microbes in various environments such as water, air, food, indoor and industrial settings; - microbial transformation of organic and metal contaminants in the environments; - spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment.

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