This class is taught for students of environmental sciences, environmental engineering, and basic sciences. No previous exposure to microbiology is assumed. The emphasis will be placed on the human environment, the objective being to make the student aware of the role of microorganisms as pollutants and in pollution control. Students are expected to learn the basic microbiology, such as cell structures, bacterial metabolism, and the industrial application of microorganisms.

一.教學目的: This class is taught for students of environmental sciences, environmental engineering, and basic sciences. No previous exposure to microbiology is assumed. The emphasis will be placed on the human environment, the objective being to make the student aware of the role of microorganisms as pollutants and in pollution control. Students are expected to learn the basic microbiology, such as cell structures, bacterial metabolism, and the industrial application of microorganisms. 二.主要內容: Cell structures and functions, microbial growth and metabolism, cycles of matters, Microbial diversity, microbial taxonomy, biological waste treatment, and public health microbiology.

Microbiology: An Introduction by Tortora, Funke and Case, 11th ed., Benjamin Cummings, 2013