B8420 Microbial ecology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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.
Prerequisites
Examination - general microbiology,ecology of plants, ecology of animals, biochemistry.
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
Course objectives
Subject of microbial ecology, specification of basic concepts. Microbial population. Microbial society, factors influencing its nutrition and diversity. Colonizaton and its barriers. Succession and climax. Interrelationship among microbial populations: homeostasis, commensalism, protocooperation, symbiosis. Competition, antagonism, parasitism, predation. Participation of microorganisms in geochemical transformations of biosphere, dispersal of microorganisms. Trophic chains and flow of energy. Geochemical transformations caused by microorganisms in soil - cycle of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus. Water as microbial environment - fresh and sea water - cycle of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, iron and manganese. Role of microorganisms in cleaning of sewage water. Hygienic viewpoints in assesment of water quality. Occurence of microorganisms in air. Relations between microorganisms and plants. Relations between microorganisms and animals. Relations between microorganisms and man, microflora of human body. Conditions of spreading of bacterial infections.
Syllabus
  • Microbial ecology. Microbial populations. Microbial communities. Colonisation and its barriers. Interrelationships among microbial popuplations. Geochemical transformations at biosphere. Trophic chain and flow of energy. Wather as microbial environment. Role of microorganisms in cleaning of sewage water. Relation between microorganisms and plants. Relation between microorganisms and animals. Microflora of human body.
Literature
  • Brock T.D. Principles of microbial ecology. Prentice, 1966
  • Killhan K. Soil ecology. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-43517-X
  • Němec M. Ekologie mikroorganismů, SPN Praha, 1986
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, ústní zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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