BIOL 556
Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Spring 2003
Dr. Andrykovitch
3020 DKH
Office Hours: Friday 9-11
also by appointment

Textbook: White:The Physiology and Biochemistry of Prokaryotes

 
LECTURE/Meeting
TOPIC
TEXT CHAPTER
January 21
Prokaryotic Cell Structures
1
     January 28
More About Prokaryotic Cell Structures
1
February 4
Nutrition and Growth
2
      February 11
Oxidative & Substrate-level Phosphorylation 
3, 4, 7
February 18
Photophosphorylation
5
     February 25
Central Pathways
8
        March 4
Fermentations
14 
March 18
Chemolithoautotrophy
12.3, 12.4 
        March 25
Anabolism
9, 12.1, 12.2 
         April 1
Solute Transport 
16
         April 8
Protein Export/Secretion
17
         April 15
Assembly of Cell Structures
11
         April 22
Signal Transduction
18
         April 29
Secondary Metabolism/Stress
19

Grading: Portfolio I    (due 2/25)   =  25%
                                     Portfolio II  (due 3/26)   =  35%
                                     Portfolio III (due 5/13)   =  40% 

Portfolios will consist of  assignments given in lectures and answers

questions published online at WebCT.