(Ebook) I, Microbiologist: a Discovery-Based Undergraduate Research Course in Microbial Ecology and Molecular Evolution by Miller, Jeffrey H.; Sanders, Erin R ISBN 9781555814700, 1555814700

(Ebook) I, Microbiologist: a Discovery-Based Undergraduate Research Course in Microbial Ecology and Molecular Evolution by Miller, Jeffrey H.; Sanders, Erin R ISBN 9781555814700, 1555814700

"This book enables students to develop all the basic skills and experience all the wonderment of conducting a meaningful research project from start to finish, all within a one-semester laboratory course. Students learn to reconstruct the phylogeny of a unique soil-based microbial community by analyzing 16S rRNA genes. In the process, students discover new microbes, novel sequences, and previously unknown phenotypes."--[book cover].� Abstract: * Offers an innovative course on bacterial genomics, phylogeny, evolution and ecology. * Aimed at upper-division undergraduates, the manual allows them to experience the thrill of doing real research. * Using the lab manual, students begin by taking soil samples and working with those same samples throughout the course.�