By the end of the course, students will be able to
- recite the history of microbial evolution
- List the methods used in microbial phylogenetic tree construction and systematics
- define Proteobacteria
- list the classes of Proteobacteria
- list the exemplary activities and names of bacteria belonging to Firmicutes, Tenericutes, and Actinobacteria
- List the major features of Bacterioidetes
- distinguish the properties among Chlamydiae, Planctomycetes, and Verrucomicrobia
- List the major hyperthermophilic species of bacteria
- Describe examples of phyla presently outside the mainstream knowledge