ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(objectives)
THE MAIN AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE: 1) RECOGNIZE MAJOR GROUPS OF MICROORGANISMS AND UNDERSTAND FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION AND INTERACTIONS WITH HIGHER ORGANISMS; 2) LEARN ABOUT ROLES PLAYED BY MICROBES IN SOIL FORMATION, MINERAL WEATHERING, CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLING; 3) LEARN ABOUT CULTURE-BASED AND CULTURE-INDEPENDENT MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS; 4) GAIN LITERACY IN CRITICAL READING AND ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY.
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Code
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20401668 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: |
Code
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20401668-2 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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,5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/19
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Contact Hours
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-
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Laboratory Hours
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5
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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DALMASTRI Claudia
(syllabus)
1. Evolution and systematic of microorganisms Origin of bacteria; molecular phylogenesis; 16S rRNA gene and evolution; basis of microbial systematic 2. Metabolic diversity of microbes Chemolitotrophy; fermentation; anaerobiosis; phototrophy 3. The principal phylogenesic groups of Bacteria and Archea Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Ipertermofili 4. Functional diversity of microbes 5. Methods in microbial ecology Culture-based methods Cultivation-independent techniques: microscope; genetic analysis; genome and metagenomics; functional analysis 6. Microbial ecosystems Principles of ecology Microbe environment: microbial interactions (Quorum sensing; Biofilm) Terrestrial environment: soil Aquatic environment: lakes, oceans Extreme environments (deep sea; hydrothermal springs) 7. Microbial role in nutrient cycles Carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, others 8. Symbiosis between microorganisms and between microorganisms and different organisms Plants; rhizosphere; root nodules Mammals; microbiome: bowel and rumen 9. Microorganisms in anthropized environments Bioremediation of contaminated sites; water treatment; biocorrosion; mineral recovery from mines
(reference books)
Brock. Biologia dei microrganismi. Microbiologia generale, ambientale e industriale. Madigan et al., Pearson Editore (XIV ed.).
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/03/2017 to 20/06/2017 |
Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: |
Code
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20401668-1 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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5,5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/19
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Contact Hours
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44
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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DALMASTRI Claudia
(syllabus)
1. Evolution and systematic of microorganisms Origin of bacteria; molecular phylogenesis; 16S rRNA gene and evolution; basis of microbial systematic 2. Metabolic diversity of microbes Chemolitotrophy; fermentation; anaerobiosis; phototrophy 3. The principal phylogenesic groups of Bacteria and Archea Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Ipertermofili 4. Functional diversity of microbes 5. Methods in microbial ecology Culture-based methods Cultivation-independent techniques: microscope; genetic analysis; genome and metagenomics; functional analysis 6. Microbial ecosystems Principles of ecology Microbe environment: microbial interactions (Quorum sensing; Biofilm) Terrestrial environment: soil Aquatic environment: lakes, oceans Extreme environments (deep sea; hydrothermal springs) 7. Microbial role in nutrient cycles Carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, others 8. Symbiosis between microorganisms and between microorganisms and different organisms Plants; rhizosphere; root nodules Mammals; microbiome: bowel and rumen 9. Microorganisms in anthropized environments Bioremediation of contaminated sites; water treatment; biocorrosion; mineral recovery from mines
(reference books)
Brock. Biologia dei microrganismi. Microbiologia generale, ambientale e industriale. Madigan et al., Pearson Editore (XIV ed.).
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/03/2017 to 20/06/2017 |
Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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