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Microbial Ecology: Communities & Cycling

The lecture notes for BIO 330 cover microbial communities, defining microbiomes and discussing symbiotic relationships such as mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, as well as biofilms and quorum sensing. Additionally, the notes address nutrient cycling, focusing on carbon and nitrogen cycles and the role of microbes in soil and marine systems.

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Microbial Ecology: Communities & Cycling

The lecture notes for BIO 330 cover microbial communities, defining microbiomes and discussing symbiotic relationships such as mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, as well as biofilms and quorum sensing. Additionally, the notes address nutrient cycling, focusing on carbon and nitrogen cycles and the role of microbes in soil and marine systems.

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BIO 330: Microbial Ecology - Lecture Notes

Lecture 7: Microbial Communities


- Microbiome definition and structure.
- Symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.
- Biofilms and quorum sensing.

Lecture 8: Nutrient Cycling


- Carbon, nitrogen cycles.
- Microbial roles in soil & marine systems.

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