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Microbiology in Water Technology

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Course Unit Code546-0112/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VOJ195doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is focused on clarification of the position of aquatic microorganisms with regard to water supply, surface water and wastewater treatment plants in the system of living nature.
Students will acquire information about morphology and physiology of basic groups of microorganisms in waters, about their ecological function and also about the influence of microbial populations on water quality.
Part of the lectures is devoted to the practical use of microorganisms in water treatment technologies and their role as indicators of water quality in accordance with current legislation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Target competences lie in gaining new knowledge and its application in problem solving, observation, experiments and communication:
- to characterize the basic features of aquatic microorganisms with regard to water supply, surface water and wastewater treatment plants; to understand phylogenetic relationships of individual groups, identify and name characteristic organisms of individual taxa and understand the importance of indicator microorganisms
- to apply the gained knowledge in dealing with practical tasks in seminars, to consider the consequences of a phenomenon from the environmental, sanitary as well as economic points of view; to build a positive attitude to nature
- to be able to work independently on the set tasks, to observe and objectively record the experiment results, to adhere to safe (aseptic) work principles when working with biological material and technical equipment
- to be able to work with expert/academic texts, to be familiar with the expert terminology, to be able to synthetize the obtained experimental data and to justify own approach in dealing with a biological problem
Course Contents
1. Importance of microorganisms in water treatment technologies
2. Water microorganisms (prokaryotic)
3. Water microorganisms (eukaryotic)
4. Significant groups of microorganisms and their ecological functions in waters
5. Microorganisms in water reservoirs
6. Wastewater microorganisms – overview of basic groups
7. Activated sludge microorganisms and their role in the evaluation of activated sludge
8. Microbiological indicators of drinking water
9. Pathogenicity of microorganisms and alimentary infections from water
10. Toxicity of microorganisms and its influence on water quality
11. Indicator microorganisms in waters, methods of identification
12. Phenotypic properties of microorganisms, their evaluation, identification based on phenotyping
13. Genotypic properties of microorganisms, their evaluation, identification based on genotyping, significant databases of microorganisms, basic knowledge of databases, collections of microorganisms and their importance, type and reference strains
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BITTON, Gabriel. Wastewater Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-63033-4
AMBROŽOVÁ-ŘÍHOVÁ, Jana. Mikrobiologie v technologii vod. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2008. ISBN 80-7080-676-0
Vyhláška č. 252/2004 Sb., kterou se stanoví hygienické požadavky na pitnou a teplou vodu a četnost a rozsah kontroly pitné vody
BEDNÁŘ, Marek, Věra FRAŇKOVÁ, Jiří SCHINDLER, Andrej SOUČEK a Jiří VÁVRA. Lékařská mikrobiologie. Praha: Triton, 2011. ISBN 859-4-315-0528-0
BITTON, Gabriel. Wastewater Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-63033-4
Recommended Reading:
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
AMBROŽOVÁ, Jana. Mikroskopické praktikum z hydrobiologie. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2002. 183 s. ISBN 80-7080-496-3
SLÁDEČEK, Vladimír a Alena SLÁDEČKOVÁ. Atlas vodních organismů se zřetelem na vodárenství, povrchové vody a čistírny odpadních vod. 1. a 2. díl. Praha: Česká vědeckotechnická vodohospodářská společnost, 1996, 1997. ISBN 80-02-01081-7 (soubor)
POULÍČKOVÁ, Aloisie a Jaroslav JURČÁK. Malý obrazový atlas našich sinic a řas. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001. 81 s. ISBN 80-244-0242-4
MIMS, Cedric A. (ed.) Medical microbiology. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2004. ix, 660 s. ISBN 0-323-03575-2
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 33
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)18
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination37 0
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination30 0