PřF:Bi8011c Zoonoses and sapronoses - prac - Course Information
Bi8011c Microbial zoonoses and sapronoses - practice
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Ivo Rudolf, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW( Bi8011 Microbial zoonoses sapronoses )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Microbiology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Mikrobiologie a molekulární biotechnologie)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, the students should be well informed about the selected methods of collection of haematophagous arthropods, they should be able to work safely in laboratories with zoonotic microorganisms, to prepare cell cultures, and to use basic molecular methods apllicable for detection of microorganisms in haematophagous arthropods (PCR, RT-PCR, real-time PCR).
- Syllabus
- 1. Demonstration of collection techniques for selected haematophagous arthropods (especially ixodid ticks and mosquitoes) in the field; determination of arthropods in the laboratory. 2. Examination of microscope slides and colour figures of zoonotic pathogens. 3. Guidelines for safe work in the laboratory handling zoonotic microorganisms - safety rules in infectious environment (the work in biohazard and laminar boxes, material decontamination). 4. Serological methods – detection of antibodies to selected vertebrate pathogenic viruses (PRNT, ELISA): demonstration of the tests. 5. Basics of the work with cell cultures: practical steps - preparation of the cultures, their infection with a virus, and inspection for cytopathic effect. 6. Molecular techniques used for the detection of microorganisms in haematophagous arthropods (PCR, RT-PCR, real-time PCR), demonstrations - isolation of DNA and RNA; PCR; gel electrophoresis, photodocumentation of the gel, purification of PCR products).
- Literature
- recommended literature
- HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk and Ivo RUDOLF. Mikrobiální zoonózy a sapronózy (Microbial zoonoses and sapronoses). 2., přepracované a doplněné. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 176 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4460-9. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical instructions, demonstrations, field trip, and laboratory work.
- Assessment methods
- Discussions with students (feedback).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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