Microbial Ecology (MMG425)

Overview

This content was created by Professor Ashley Shade, Ph.D. for the Microbial Ecology MMG 425 course that was offered at Michigan State University in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. 

MMG 425 was an upper-level undergraduate course that had no prerequisites.

These videos were originally created in July 2020 for the Fall semester 2021 offering, which was a virtual/online course due to the COVID19 pandemic.

Video lessons are arranged into topical Modules:

Module 1:  Diversity of the Microbical World

Module 2:  Methods in Microbial Ecology

Module 3:  Changes over space:  Microbial Biogeography

Module 4:  Changes over time:  Microbial Dynamics

Module 5:  Important microbiological traits of microbial ecology: Dormancy and Dispersal

Module 6:  Microbial Interactions

There are hands-on team learning activities associated to Module 1, Module 3, and Module 4.  

Counting the Uncountable (Module 1)

Is everything everywhere? (Module 3)

Structure-Function (Module 4)