Bi4090 General microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ludmila Tvrzová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
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
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Organization and function in microbial cell. Cell and living cycle. Microbial growth. The effect of environment on microbial growth. Nutritional requirements of microorganisms. Energetic metabolism of chemoorganotrophs. Energetic metabolism of chemolithotrophs. Energetic metabolism of photosynthetic bacteria. Regulation of metabolism. Genetics of microorganisms. Microbial communities. Trophic chain and flow of energy. Soil and water as stand of microorganisms. Exploitation of microorganisms in industry. The classification of bacteria,yeast and moulds. Microbial diseases and their control. The viruses.
Syllabus
  • Main groups of microorganisms - viruses, bacteria, archea and fungi, their phylogenetic position. Procaryotic cell, binary fission and differentiation, sporualtion. Motility and chemotaxis of bacteria. Procaryotic microorganisms - bacteria (including cyanobacteria) and archea, phylogenetic system of bacteria and archea, significant taxonomic groups and their ecology. Cyanobacteria. Archea. Eucaryotic microorganisms - fungi (molds and yeasts) - structure and function of the cell, ecology and significance. Viruses - structure and function of virus particles, life cycle, main important representatives. Microbial nutrition, growth and control - life cycle of procaryotic cell, growth curve, kinetics of bacterial growth. Influence of environmental factors on growth - temperature, pH, extreme environment, adaptation of microorganisms, antimicrobial agents, antibiotics and mechanisms of their effect, dezinfection and sterilization. Metabolism of microorganisms, with focus on bacteria and archea - nutrition and energetic metabolism, anabolism. Nitrogen fixation, methanogenesis, production of secondary metabolites. Metabolism of chemolithotrophs and photosynthetic microorganisms. Genetics and molecular biology of microorganisms - specific characteristics of procaryotic organisms. Transfer of genetic information by procaryotic organisms - transformation, conjugation, transduction. Plasmids. Microorganisms in biotechnology and genetic ingeneering. Quorum sensing. Microorganisms in the environment. Microflora of human body. Microbial diseases and their control. Factors of virulence. Important infection diseases. Microorganisms in agriculture and industry - food, chemical industry, waste management.
Literature
  • KAPRÁLEK, František. Základy bakteriologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 241 s. ISBN 8071848115. info
  • NĚMEC, Miroslav and Dana HORÁKOVÁ. Základy mikrobiologie pro učitelské studium. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1993, 233 s. ISBN 8021008172. info
  • DEACON, J. W. Fungal biology. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, 371 s. ISBN 1405130660. info
  • NESTER, Eugene W. Microbiology :a human perspective [Nester, 1998]. 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998, xxxi, 848. ISBN 0-697-28602-9. info
  • Mikrobiologie :pro potravináře a biotechnology. Edited by Ludmila Šilhánková. 2. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 361 s. ISBN 80-85605-71-6. info
  • Alcamo I.E. Fundamentals of microbiology. The Benjamin /Cummings Publishin comp.,Inc., 1994, 916 stran, ISBN 0-8053-0325-1
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, písemná a ústní zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/mikrob
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, 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, Spring 2025.