Bi6420 Microbial Ecotoxicology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
NOW( Bi6420c Microbial Ecotoxicology - pr. )
None
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
Lecture course is oriented as basic overview of ecotoxicology of microorganisms including namely advanced description of commonly used microbial biotests and bioindication techniques used for evaluation of stress influence on microbial communities in soil, sediments and water. The second part is devoted to biodegradation techniques, standard biodegradation tests and kinetics of biodegradation of POPs. All topics are explained with respect to potential application in the process of ecological risk assessment.
Syllabus
  • Microbial ecotoxicology - introduction. Methodological approaches.
  • Toxicity of chemical compounds on microorganisms. Toxicity testing using microorganisms.
  • Evaluation of toxicity tests.
  • Growth of microorganisms as indicator of stress.
  • Methodology of incubations. Basic mathematical models of microbial growth. Monod kinetics.
  • Logistic growth model and associated interpretation of parameters. Concept of maintenance energy and metabolic rate. Advanced growth models.
  • Biodegradation of organic compounds and microbial growth. Kinetic models.
  • Biodegradation mechanisms of persistent organic compounds.
  • Biodegradation testing ,OECD, ISO.
  • Microbial communities in real environment.
  • Important physiological groups of microorganisms. Microbial communities in real ecosystems and their role in ecological risk assessment.
  • Microbial ecotoxicology of soil. Soil microbial biomass, basic and potential soil respiration. Substrate induced respiration tests and kinetics. Mineralization testing.
  • Biodiversity of microbial communities of real environment.
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, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.