546-0044/01 – Basics of Microbiology (ZMB)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2015/2016 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Target competences lie in gaining new knowledge and its application in problem solving, observation, experiments and communication:
- to characterize the attributes of prions, viruses and bacteria, to understand phylogenetic relations of the different groups, to learn about and to term characteristic organisms of the individual taxons and to understand the significance of pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic species
- to apply the gained knowledge in dealing with practical tasks in seminars, to consider the consequences of a phenomenon from the environmental, sanitary as well as economic points of view; to build a positive attitude to nature
- to be able to work independently on the set tasks, to observe and objectively record the experiment results, to adhere to safe (aseptic) work principles when working with biological material and technical equipment
- to be able to work with expert/academic texts, to be familiar with the expert terminology, to be able to synthetize the obtained experimental data and to justify own approach in dealing with a biological problem
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Experimental work in labs
Other activities
Summary
The course clarifies the role of microorganisms in the live natural system and their roles in the different methods of processing waste from mining and other industries.
Students gain information on the morphology and physiology of acellular organisms and basic groups of microorganisms, their status in the nature as well as on the mutual relations of microbial populations, including an overview of basic pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganism strains.
Some lectures will be dedicated to significant microorganism strains and their practical uses in modern biotechnologies related to waste management and their roles in forming and protecting the environment.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Ongoing checks of students’ work are ensured via discussing the lecture topics; the practical competences are observed when working in the laboratory.
To gain credits, students hand in records and completed tasks from the laboratory assignments.
The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
- regular participation in the seminars
- completion of the records and set tasks
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Overview of lectures:
1. Introduction to microbiology studies, important historical discoveries, perspectives of modern microbiology
2. Chemical structure of a microbial cell and general structure of a microbial cell, differences in the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
3. The physiology of microorganisms – the basics
4. The metabolism of microorganisms, the methods of energy use by microorganisms
5. Genetics of microorganisms, interactions of microorganisms and the environment
6. Acellular forms – viroids and prions, the pathogenicity of prions, EU preventive measures
7. Acellular organisms - viruses
8. Taxonomy of viruses, overview of significant groups of DNA-viruses and RNA-viruses
9. Cellular microorganisms - archea
10. Cellular microorganisms - bacteria
11. Taxonomy of bacteria, overview of significant strains of pathogenic bacteria and their impact of human health
12. Overview of significant strains of non-pathogenic bacteria and their exploitation in industry
13. Microorganisms as indicators of general and fecal pollution, microorganisms in waste management important from the sanitary point of view, identification methods and preventive measures
14. Applications of microorganisms in modern biotechnologies of waste management, the role of microorganisms in the processes of biodegradation and bioremediation, important microorganisms in environmental biotechnologies
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction