Course: Mycology

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Course title Mycology
Course code KBI/N022
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gryndler Milan, prof. doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Status and characteristics of fungi and fungus-like members of kingdoms Protozoa and Chromista. Kingdom Protozoa: Acrasiomycota (acrasid cellular slime molds) - general characters, life cycle, morphology, ecology and occurrence in nature. 2. Myxomycota (true slime molds) - sexual and asexual development, morphology and morphogenesis, life cycle and the nuclear relations, ecology and occurrence in nature. Plasmodiophoromycota (endoparasitic slime molds) - life cycle, characteristics, nuclear relations, occurrence and importance. 3. Kingdom Chromista: Labyrinthulomycota (net slime molds) - life cycle, zoospore ultrastructure, ecology and occurrence in nature. Peronosporomycota - life cycle, characteristics, systematic treatment, zoospore ultrastructure, occurrence and importance. Hyphochytriomycota - life cycle, morphology and development, occurrence in nature. 4. Kingdom Fungi. Chytridiomycota - systematic treatment, reproduction, life cycle, morphology, zoospore ultrastructure, ecology and occurrence in nature. 5. Zygomycota - life cycle, systematic treatment, development of zygosporangium, morphology of asexual reproduction, ecology and occurrence in nature. 6. Microsporidiomycota - life cycle, morphology, ecology and occurrence in nature. 7. Ascomycota - general characteristic, life cycle, teleomorph - anamorph concept, systematic treatment. Taphrinomycetes, Saccharomycetes and Laboulbeniomycetes - systematic position, morphology, life cycle, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature. 8. Eurotiomycetes, Pezizomycetes, Leotiomycetes, Orbiliomycetes - systematic treatment, morphology, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature. 9. Spathulosporomycetes, Sordariomycetes - systematic treatment, morphology, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature. Lichenised classes Lecanoromycetes and Arthoniomycetes briefly mentioned. 10. Chaetothyriomycetes, Dothideomycetes - systematic treatment, morphology, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature. Deuteromycetes - delimitation, morphology, significance in nature and for professional users. 11. Basidiomycota - general characteristic, life cycle, comparison with Ascomycota. Urediniomycetes, Ustilaginomycetes - systematic treatment, morphology, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature. 12. Agaricomycetes - systematic treatment, morphology, ecology, importance and occurrence in nature.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
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.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Alexopoulos J.C., Mims C.W. et Blackwell M. Introductory Mycology. - John Wiley & Sons, New York 1996..
  • Kalina T. et Váňa J. (2006). Sinice, řasy, houby, mechorosty a podobné organismy v současné biologii. Karolinum Praha.. Karolinum Praha, 2006.
  • Kendrick B. The Fifth Kingdom. Mycologue Publications, Waterloo 1992..
  • Kirk P.M., Cannon P.F., David J.C. et Stalpers A.J. [eds.]. Dictionary of fungi. - CAB International, Wallingford 2001..
  • Margulius L., Corliss J.O., Mekonian M. end Chapman D.J. (eds.). Handbook of Protoctista. Jones et Bartlett publishers, Boston 1989.
  • McLaughlin D.J., McLaughlin E. G. et Lemke P. A. [eds.]. The Mycota. Vol. VII, Systematic and Evolution, Part A, Part B. - Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2001..
  • Ulloa M. et Hanlin R.T. Illustrated dictionary of mycology. - APS Press, St. Paul 2000..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology (A16) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer