MSCI 673B - Metagenomics & Bioinformatics (Prokaryotes)

Spring, even years. (2) Song. Corequisite(s): MSCI 673A

This is a second module (2 credits) of MSCI 673A with a lecture, laboratory, and computer laboratory course covering various topics in microbiomes and metagenomics. Students will conduct 16S sequence analysis of the samples of their interests using an Illumina Miseq instrument and bioinformatic programs such as Dada2 and Phyloseq. Refer to MSCI 673A course description for additional details.