PřF:B6361 Microbial Ecology of Water - Course Information

B6361 Microbial Ecology of Water

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Josef K. Fuksa, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

B4090 General microbiology && B6360 Limnobiology

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction:
• Charakterization of microorganisms.
• Principles of bacterial physiology: metabolismus, growth. 2. Carbon flux in aquatic ecosystems - the role of bacteria and other microorganisma in various situations in the ecosystem. 3. Geochemical cycles of nitrogen, phospohorus and other elements. 4. Methodology of water microbiology:
• Number and biomass.
• Activity, growth, production.
• Taxonomy and determination methods. 5. Function of bacteria in various types of aquatic ecosystems:
• Lakes and reservoirs.
• Running waters.
• Ground waters.
• Sediments and biofilms.
• Artificial systems.
• Controlled biodegradation. 6. Health and hygienic aspects. 7. Fate of allochtonnous microorganisms in the environment.

Literature

• Mikrobiální ekologie vody. Edited by Věra Straškrabová. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR, 1996, 119 s. ISBN 80-85368-88-9. info
• NĚMEC, Miroslav and Dana HORÁKOVÁ. Základy mikrobiologie pro učitelské studium. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1993, 233 s. ISBN 8021008172. info
• LELLÁK, Jan and František KUBÍČEK. Hydrobiologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 257 s. ISBN 80-7066-530-0. info
• KOPŘIVÍK, Břetislav. Biologie vodních baktérií : učební text pro specializaci hydrobiologie : podzemní vody. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1982, 171 s. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: nebo podle počtu studentů hydrobiologie.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je vypisován v lichých letech.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Povinný pro hydrobiology

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