Bio. Sci. 4 - Microbiology Lecture Notes

Harriet Wilson, Instructor

The lecture notes included here are being compiled from notes used in class, but without diagrams or figures (many of which are available in the textbook). Questions appearing on quizzes and lecture exams will be written from information presented during lectures, and students are responsible for that information, not necessarily what is included here (although the two will cover the same topics). Attendance of all lecture presentations as well as laboratory sessions is highly recommended. Lecture files - Copyright 2008 Harriet S. Wilson. All Rights Reserved.

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Harriet Wilson's iTunes U site: (click on this link to find the audio/podcast lecture note files)

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Lecture Notes (PDF):

History of Microbiology