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BBL752
Microbial Ecology
Credits 3
Structure 3-0-0
Pre-requisites BBL132
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BBL752 : Microbial Ecology

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Microbial diversity, interactions, communities; Microbial community structure vs. function; Microbiomes in natural ecosystems: terrestrial and aquatic, extreme environments; Interactions of microbiomes with higher organisms (Humans and Plants); Microbial functions in biogeochemical cycles; Methodological advances in Microbial Ecology: Novel strategies for culturing the “unculturables”, Era of “Omics”, Quantitative and qualitative methods for characterization of microbial communities; Role of microbial ecology in crucial environmental issues, viz. climate change, sustainability, pollution.