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Lecturer(s)
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Gryndler Milan, prof. doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Fungi will be introduced as a group of organisms with great ecological importance. A delimitation and basic characterization of this group will be provided, including various aspects of morphology, physiology, ecology and phylogenesis. Basic methods of laboratory manipulation with fungi will be mentioned. Contents: 1. General characteristics of fungi as a biological group. Fungi and the history of mankind 2. Classification of fungi 3. Morphology, growth and reproduction of fungi 4. Cultivation of edible fungi 5. Fungal nutrition, metabolism and biomass composition 6. Communication of the fungal cell with the environment 7. Fungi in nature. Diversity and dispersal 8. Medicinal use of fungi 9. Anaerobic fungi 10. Fungal antibiotics penicillin and mucidin. Fungal toxins 11. Pathogenic fungi 12. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 13. Orchideoid and ericoid mycorrhizal symbiosis 14. Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 15. Symbiosis of fungi with animals
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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Status of Fungi and fungus-like members of Protozoa and Chromista. General characteristics incl. morphology, biology and phylogeny of these groups are given. The basic terminology is explained and a new literature on this field is demonstrated. The systematic treatment of main groups (phyla/divisions, classes, orders and their representatives), their ecology and significance in phytopathology, medicine, health service or biotechnology is given. The theorethical knowledge by the practical training is supplemented.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
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