PřF:Bi3390 Medical Mycology - Course Information
Bi3390 Medical Mycology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Monika Laichmanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Thu 18:00–19:50 B11/235
- 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
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Mikrobiologie a molekulární biotechnologie)
- Course objectives
- Overview of clinically significant microscopic fungi and fungi occurring in the environment, such as food and feed, on the walls of flats or in the air. Etiology and pathogenesis of fungal diseases. Major producers of mycotoxins. Morphological characters and their importance for species determination.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
name microscopic fungi of medical importance;
apply specific methods for the isolation and cultivation of clinically significant microscopic fungi;
evaluate the morphological features of individual taxonomic groups important for species identification;
explain effects of mycotoxins on human health. - Syllabus
- Current systematic arrangement of microscopic medically important fungi; methods of isolation, cultivation and determination of micromycetes, ascomycetous yeasts (candida), Aspergillus, Mucor, Fusarium; fungal infection – definitions and therapy; antifungal drugs; mycotoxins of microscopic fungi and their significance.
- Literature
- Vosmík F., Skořepová M.: Dermatomykózy. Galén, Praha 1995
- Betina V.: Mykotoxiny. Alfa Bratislava1990
- De Hoog G.S.: et al.: Atlas of clinical fungi. Utrecht, Reus 2000
- Jedličková A.: Systémové mykózy. Jessenius Maxdorf, Praha 2006
- Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Assessment methods
- Written or oral examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/spring2015/Bi3390