| Course Unit Code | 546-0399/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Optional |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| VOJ195 | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The course focuses on explaining the role of microorganisms in the system of live nature.
Students gain information on the morphology and physiology of non-cellular organisms, basic groups of microorganisms, their role in the nature and mutual relations of microbial populations with an overview of fundamental pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic strains of microorganisms.
Some lectures are dedicated to a practical utilization of microorganisms in industrial biotechnologies and their role in the formation and protection of the environment. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Target competences lie in gaining new knowledge and its application in problem solving, observation, experiments and communication:
- to characterize the attributes of prions, viruses and bacteria, to understand phylogenetic relations of the different groups, to learn about and to term characteristic organisms of the individual taxons and to understand the significance of pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic species
- 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 |
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Overview of lectures:
1. Introduction to microbiology studies, important historical discoveries, perspectives of modern microbiology
2. Chemical structure of a microbial cell and general structure of a microbial cell, differences in the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms
3. The physiology of microorganisms – the basics
4. The metabolism of microorganisms, the methods of energy use by microorganisms
5. Genetics of microorganisms, interactions of microorganisms and the environment
6. Acellular forms – viroids and prions, the pathogenicity of prions, EU preventive measures
7. Acellular organisms - viruses
8. Taxonomy of viruses, overview of significant groups of DNA-viruses and RNA-viruses
9. Cellular microorganisms - archea
10. Cellular microorganisms - bacteria
11. Taxonomy of bacteria, overview of significant strains of pathogenic bacteria and their impact of human health
12. Overview of significant strains of non-pathogenic bacteria and their exploitation in environmental biotechnology
13. Microorganisms as indicators of general pollution, significant microorganisms in the anthropogenically contaminated environment, identification methods and preventive measures
14. Applications of microorganisms in environmental biotechnologies, the role of microorganisms in the processes of biodegradation and bioremediation |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BLACK, Jacquelyn G. Microbiology: Principles and Explorations. 7th edition. John Wiley and Sons, 2008. 846 p. ISBN: 978-0470107485
COWAN, Marjorie K. Microbiology: A Systems Approach. McGraw-Hill College, 2011. 880 s. ISBN 978-00735225242
HOGG, Stuart. Essential Microbiology. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 2005. Dostupné z: http://www.grsmu.by/files/file/university/cafedry/microbiologii-virysologii-immynologii/files/essential_microbiology.pdf |
NĚMEC, Miroslav a Dagmar MATOULKOVÁ. Základy obecné mikrobiologie. Brno: MuniPRESS, 2015. ISBN 978-80-210-7923-6
BEDNÁŘ, Marek, Věra FRAŇKOVÁ, Andrej SOUČEK, Jiří SCHINDLER a Jiří VÁVRA. Lékařská mikrobiologie: bakteriologie, virologie, parazitologie. Praha: Triton, 2009. 560 s. ISBN 80-9028-966-5
AMBROŽOVÁ, Jana. Mikrobiologie v technologii vod. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 2008. 252 s. ISBN 978-80-7080-676-0
SEDLÁČEK, Ivo. Taxonomie prokaryot. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. 270 s. ISBN 80-210-4207-9
VOTAVA, Miroslav. Lékařská mikrobiologie obecná. Brno: Neptun, 2005. 351 s. ISBN 80-86850-00-5
VOTAVA, Miroslav. Lékařská mikrobiologie speciální. Brno: Neptun, 2003. 495 s. ISBN 80-902896-6-5 |
| Recommended Reading: |
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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 |
ALBERTS, Bruce, et al. Základy buněčné biologie. Úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Ústí nad Labem: Espero Publishing, 1998. 603 s. ISBN 80-902906-2-0
DOBIÁŠ, Lubomír, et al. Obecná a speciální mikrobiologie. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2003. 261 s.
KOUKALOVÁ, Dagmar. Praktická cvičení z lékařské mikrobiologie I. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-24433-95-0
ROSYPAL, Stanislav. Úvod do molekulární biologie III. Molekulární biologie virů, mutageneze, karcinogeneze a rekombinace. Brno, 2000. 300 s. ISBN 80-902562-2-8
SLÁDEČEK, Vladimír a Alena SLÁDEČKOVÁ. Atlas vodních organismů se zřetelem na vodárenství, povrchové vody a čistírny odpadních vod. Destruenti a producenti, 1. díl. Praha: Česká vědeckotechnická vodohospodářská společnost, 1996. 350 s. ISBN 80-02-01080-9 (sv. 1), ISBN 80-02-01081-7 (soubor)
ŠILHÁNKOVÁ, Ludmila. Mikrobiologie pro potravináře a biotechnology. Praha: Academia, 2009. 364 s. ISBN 978-80-200-1703-1
ZÁVODSKÁ, Radka. Biologie buněk: základy cytologie, bakteriologie, virologie. Praha: Scientia, 2006. 160 s. ISBN 80-86960-15-3 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Experimental work in labs |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Tasks are not Defined |