Bi8420 Microbial ecology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
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.
Prerequisites
Examination - microbiology, biochemistry, ecology of plants and animals.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Microbial ecology - singularity. Microbial communities and colonization. Interrealationships among populations. Trophical chain. Geochemical transformations. Cycles of biogen elements. Water and soil as stand of microbes. Interrelationships amog microbes and plants and animals. Microflora of human body.
Syllabus
  • Microbial ecology - specifiacation of basic concepts. Microbial populations. Microbial communities, factor influencing its nutrition and diversity. Colonisation and barriers. Succsession and climax. Interrelationships amog microbial populations. Partipation of microbes on geochemical transformations in biosphere. Trophic chain and flow of energy. Geochemical transformations in soils. Water as stand of microbes (fresh and sea water). Role of microbes in cleaning of sewage waters. Occurence of microorganisms in air. Relations microoraganisms amog plants and animals. Microflora of human body.
Literature
  • Brock T.D. : Principles of microbial ecology. Prentice, 1966
  • Němec M. : Ekologie mikroorganismů. Praha , 1986
  • Killman K. : Soil ecology. Cambridge University Press, 1995
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 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.