Bi8420 Microbial ecology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Martin Krsek, CSc., MSc (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.
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:50 Bpt,01013
Prerequisites
Examination - microbiology, biochemistry, ecology of plants and animals.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Main objective of the course is to present students with basic ecological categories with emphasize on specificity of Microbial ecology. Following topics will be presented: microbial communities and colonization; interactions among populations; trophic chain; geochemical transformations; element cycles; water and soil as microbial habitat; interrelationships among microbes and plants and animals. Microflora of human body.
Syllabus
  • Microbial ecology - specification of basic concepts. Microbial populations. Microbial communities, factor influencing their nutrition and diversity. Colonization and its barriers. Succession and climax. Interactions among microbial populations. Participation of microbes on geochemical transformations in biosphere. Trophic chain and flow of energy. Geochemical transformations in soils. Water (fresh and sea water) and soil as microbial habitat. Role of microbes in treatment of sewage waters. Occurrence of microorganisms in air. Relationship between microorganisms and plants and animals. Microflora of human body.
Literature
  • Killman K. : Soil ecology. Cambridge University Press, 1995
  • Atlas RM, Bartha R: Microbial ecology: fundamentals and applications. Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1997
  • Němec M. : Ekologie mikroorganismů. Praha , 1986
  • Brock T.D. : Principles of microbial ecology. Prentice, 1966
Assessment methods
Lecture, oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, 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.
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