Bi4091c Practise from general microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nikola Hanišáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ivan Kushkevych, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ivan Kushkevych, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jiřina Kučerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( Bi4090 General microbiology ) && !NOWANY( Bi4090c General microbiology - pr. , Bi5710c Microbiology - pr. , Bi2060c Basic microbiology - practice ) && ! Bi4090c General microbiology - pr. && ! Bi5710c Microbiology - pr. && ! Bi2060c Basic microbiology - practice && (2)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 17/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to work aseptically, to inoculate and cultivate bacteria, to prepare stained and native microscopic slides, to determine number of bacteria in different samples, to determine indicators of microbial water quality, to use some basic identification methods.
Learning outcomes
Outcomes of this course are students' protocols, which contain a short theoretical introduction, detailed methodology and results of individual practical tasks.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, safety in microbiological laboratory 2. Media for cultivation and their preparation 3. Isolation, inoculation and cultivation of microorganisms 4. Microscopic examination of bacteria (slides preparation, Gram - staining, microscopy and image acquisition) 5. Determination of number of viable bacteria by plate count 6. Bacteria in water - basic microbiological water analysis 7. Determination of the concentration of antibiotics by microbiological methods. Determination of susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics 8. Identification of bacteria - the use of biochemical tests and standardized Microsystems 9. Determination of the number of phage particles in lysate of bacterial cells 10. Yeasts, test of vitality 11. Microorganisms in soil. Inoculation of microscopic fungi. 12. Isolation and microscopic examination of bacteria from soil (cellulolytic bacteria, Azotobacter sp., Clostridium sp.), negative - staining, capsule - staining. Microscopic examination of endospores. 13. Microscopic fungi. 14. Reports, test and microscopic examination/determination of unknown bacterial strain.
Literature
  • KOPECKÁ, Jana and Gabriela ROTKOVÁ. Skripta ke cvičení z obecné mikrobiologie, cytologie a morfologie bakterií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-8788-0. url epub info
Teaching methods
Topic of each practical is at first explained and demonstrated to students. Then students are solving the practical task by themselves. The outcome of each practical is written report.
Assessment methods
Active participation at practical classes, written reports, written test, credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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