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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Microbiology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0413/04
Abbreviation MB
Course title Microbiology
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Mgr. Iva Melčáková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Overview of Microbiology, A Brief History of Microbiology.
2. Viruses, Viroids, Prione.
3. Structure and Function of Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells.
4. Nutrition and Growth of Microorganisms.
5. The Diversity of Metabolism in Microorganisms.
6. Microbial Exchange of Genetic Material. Regulation of Gene Aktivity in Bakteria.
7. Procaryotes in the environment .
8.The Cells Transport Tasks.
9. Symbiosis, Mutualism, Parasitism.
10. Phylogenesis and Important Groups of Procaryotes.
11. Phylogenesis and Important Groups of Fungi
12. Water microbiology.
13. Cultivation of Microorganisms.
14. Indicators of microbial water quality.
15. Industrial mikrobiology - Water Treatment.

Literature

BITTON, Gabriel. Wastewater Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-63033-4 

Advised literature

ALBERTS, Bruce et al. Essential Cell Biology. New York: Garland Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8153-4130-7 
GLAZER, Alexander N. a Hiroshi NIKAIDO. Microbial biotechnology: fundamentals of applied mikrobiology. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. xvii, 554 s. ISBN 978-0-521-84210-5
MIMS, Cedric A. (ed.) Medical microbiology. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2004. ix, 660 s. ISBN 0-323-03575-2 
MOAT, Albert G., John W. FOSTER a Michael P. SPECTOR. Microbial Physiology. New York: Wiley-Liss, 2002. 714 s. ISBN 978-0-471-39483-9