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BB509: Microbiology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04010301

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: atreusch@biology.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 08-10 U154 10-13
Common I Monday 13-17 Ekskursion 20
Common I Thursday 08-10 U155 10
Common I Friday 12-14 U27a 14-15
Common I Friday 08-10 U9 17
S1 TE Monday 08-10 U14 14
S1 TE Monday 09-10 U17 15-16
S1 TL Monday 14-18 Blue lab 15-16,18-19
S1 TE Monday 12-13 U14 18
S1 TE Monday 11-12 U10 19
S1 TE Wednesday 08-09 U14 15,17-19
S1 TE Friday 12-13 U17 13
S2 TE Monday 13-14 U14 18
S2 TL Tuesday 14-18 Blue lab 15,17,19
S2 TE Tuesday 13-14 U10 15,17,19
S2 TL Tuesday 15-19 Blue lab 18
S2 TE Wednesday 10-12 U10 14
S2 TE Wednesday 09-10 U14 15,17-19
S2 TE Friday 13-14 U17 13
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
It is required that the content of the course BB501, Biology – from molecule to ecosystem or FF503 is known.

Course introduction
Microorganisms play vital roles in biology and are important for the conversions of organic and inorganic material in all ecosystems. They are also of key importance in the health of humans, animals, and plants. The aim of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and issues of microbial evolution, biodiversity, structure, function and development, and their importance in natural environments and for humans.

Qualifications
After completing the course, the student will be able to

  • Discuss current theories about the origin of life, microbial evolution and systematics
  • Describe the structure of a prokaryotic cell and list the structural and functional differences between Bacteria and Archaea
  • Apply and explain standard methods for enumeration, isolation, identification and cultivation of prokaryotes and report the results in a scientifically acceptable form
  • Make simple calculations of microbial growth kinetics in batch and continuous culture and describe how microbial growth can be controlled
  • Describe the different modes of energy metabolisms used by microbes
  • Describe beneficial and harmful interactions between microbes and eukaryotes (e.g. humans)
  • Discuss the role of microbes in natural ecosystems with emphasis on biodegradation of organic material and biogeochemical cycles
Expected learning outcome
After completing the course, the student will be able to

  • Discuss current theories about the origin of life, microbial evolution and systematics
  • Describe the structure of a prokaryotic cell and list the structural and functional differences between Bacteria and Archaea
  • Apply and explain standard methods for enumeration, isolation, identification and cultivation of prokaryotes and report the results in a scientifically acceptable form
  • Make simple calculations of microbial growth kinetics in batch and continuous culture and describe how microbial growth can be controlled
  • Describe the different modes of energy metabolism shown by microbes
  • Describe beneficial and harmful interactions between microbes and humans
  • Discuss the role of microbes in natural ecosystems with emphasis on biodegradation of organic material and biogeochemical cycles
Subject overview
The following topics will be covered:

  1. History of microbiology
  2. Microbial diversity and evolution
  3. Structure of the bacterial cell
  4. Bacterial metabolism
  5. Bacterial genetics and genomics
  6. Microbial growth kinetics in batch and continuous culture
  7. Physical and chemical limits to microbial growth
  8. Interactions between microbes and humans, including infectious disease
  9. The role of microbes in biogeochemical cycles
  10. Laboratory methods for the investigation of microbes
Literature
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
  1. Approval of laboratory report, pass/fail examination by teacher. This part gives a credit of 0 ECTS
  2. 3-hour written examination without aids permitted (only 10 paged of own notes), which gives a credit of 5 ECTS . Grading on the Danish 7-point grading scale with external examiner.

Reexam in August



Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 20 hours
Skills training phase: 26 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 7 hours

Language
This course is taught in English.

Remarks
This course is part of the compulsory programme in Biology and is taught by instructors from the Institute of Biology (50%, responsible) and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (50%).
This courser is taught in English.

Course enrollment
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