Course: Environmental microbiology

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Course title Environmental microbiology
Course code KZP/1ENMB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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.
  • Trögl Josef, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Occurrence and diversity of microorganisms in various environments and factors affecting it. 2. The role of microorganisms in the provision of ecosystem services 3. Ecology of microorganisms, competitive strategies of microorganisms 4. Soil microbiology. Soil as an environment for microorganisms. Soil water. 5. Relationships of microorganisms and plants (mycorrhizal symbiosis, nitrogen fixation, rhizosphere and its function) 6. Relationships of microorganisms to other multicellular organisms 7. Biogeochemical cycles and related microbial processes. Nitrogen cycle in nature 8. Methods for studying microorganisms in the environment

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • ELSAS, Jan Dirk van, Janet JANSSON a Jack T. TREVORS. Modern soil microbiology. 2nd ed. Books in soils, plants, and the environment. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8247-2749-9.
  • HURST, Christon J. Manual of environmental microbiology. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1997. ISBN 1-55581-087-X.
  • SCHMIDT, Thomas M. a Moselio SCHAECHTER. Topics in ecological and environmental microbiology. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012. ISBN 978012383879.


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