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ENVE 202 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Spring 2014-Syllabus
Instructors: Prof. Celal F. GOKCAY (CFG) & Assoc. Prof. Bulent ICGEN (BI)
Week
Instructor
Chapters*
Topics
1
CFG
Tortora 1-3
Brock 2
The microbial world, classification of
microbes and the role of microorganisms
in environmental engineering
2
BI
Tortora 4
Brock 4
Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells, important biological
molecules in metabolism
3
BI
Tortora 5
Brock 5
Microbial metabolism & enzymes
4
CFG
Tortora 6
Brock 6,
Bitton Part A
Nutrient requirements, microbial growth and
media design. Batch growth kinetics
5
BI
Tortora 8
Brock 7, 8, 10
Microbial genetics
1ST MIDTERM
6
CFG
Rittmann 2
Stochiometry
7
CFG
Rittmann 2
Stochiometry
8
BI
Tortora 4
Brock 7, 8, 10
What do microbes do? Cycles & others
9
BI
Tortora 8
Brock 7, 8, 10
Biochemical cycles
10
CFG
Tortora 10, 11
Microbial ecology: Prokaryotes &
Eukaryotes
Viruses, viroids & prions
2nd MIDTERM
11
BI
Tortora 13
Brock 9
12
BI
Brock 28
Wastewater and public health microbiology
Bitton Part C&D
13
CFG
Brock 28
Bitton Part C
Microbial and chemical indicators of fecal
contamination
14
CFG
Brock 19
Disinfection
FINAL EXAM
*Suggested readings are from chapters in:
 Microbiology - An Introduction, by Tortora, Funke and Case
 Brock Biology of Microorganisms, by Madigan, Partinko and Parker
 Wastewater Microbiology, by Bitton
 Environmental Biotechnology, by Rittmann & McCarty

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