Microbiology is a course intended for students interested in learning about the microbial world and how the microbial world influences human actions and interactions. This course covers principles of microbiology with emphasis on microorganisms and their role in human disease. Topics include an overview of microbiology, microbial genetics and recombinant DNA technology, microbial nutrition and growth, control of microbial growth via physical and chemical methods, how microbial interactions within humans maintain health and cause disease, the epidemiology of infectious diseases, innate and adaptive immunity, immune disorders, diagnosis of infection, infectious diseases caused by microorganisms in each of the human organ systems, and environmental microbiology. This course also describes laboratory methods for culturing microorganisms and analyzing them via microscopy.