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Advanced microbiology - M320042

Title:	Pokročilá mikrobiologie
Guaranteed by:	Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology (320)
Faculty:	Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual:	from 2019 to 2020
Semester:	summer
Points:	summer s.:3
E-Credits:	summer s.:3
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:

Guarantor:	Leonhardt Tereza Ing. Ph.D. Lipov Jan doc. Ing. Ph.D. Ulbrich Pavel doc. Ing. Ph.D.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation -

Advanced Microbiology course is a continuation of the basic courses of Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular biology. The course seeks to expand the knowledge of students in the field of virology, including epidemiological, mechanistic and chemotherapeutic aspects. The biology of protozoa, algae, fungi and lichens will be also discussed, with focus on taxonomy and phylogeny of this vast group of eukaryotes. Taxonomy and phylogeny will be discussed briefly with further focus both adverse and beneficial roles.

Last update: Leonhardt Tereza (23.01.2018)

Aim of the course -

Students will learn the most recent trends from the world of viruses, protozoa, algae, fungi and lichens. They will become familiar with the taxonomy and phylogeny of eukaryotes and will learn the importance of these organisms in both natural and anthropogenic settings. Students will also gain a deeper knowledge about the function of viruses, trends in research, and antiviral therapy.

Last update: Leonhardt Tereza (23.01.2018)

Course completion requirements -

written exam (test)

Last update: Ulbrich Pavel (24.01.2018)

Literature -

Knipe, D.M., Howley, P.M.: Fields Virology (4th ed.), Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013, 9781451105636.

Deacon, J.W.: Fungal Biology, 4th Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2013, 9781405130660

Graham, L.E., Graham, J.M., Wilcox, L.W., Cook, M.E.: Algae (Third Edition), LJLM Press, 2016, 9780986393532.

Last update: Leonhardt Tereza (23.01.2018)

Syllabus -

1. Classification of viruses by their tropism, host and genome type.

2. Virus particle structures.

3. Life cycle and its mechanisms of selected representatives of DNA viruses.

4. Life cycle and its mechanisms of selected representatives of RNA viruses.

5. Another groups – bacteriophages; human endogenous retroviruses; giant viruses; virophages; prions.

6. Basic principles and strategies of antiviral therapy; viruses and gene therapy, human virome.

7. Taxonomy of eukaryotes, phylogenetics

8. Fungi as animal, plant and insect parasites and their use in biotechnology

9. Saprophytic fungi and their role in nutrient cycling

10. Mycorrhizal fungi – indispensable companions of plants

11. Algae and their use in biotechnology

12. Lichen – more than a fungus plus algae

13. Protozoa – friend and foe

14. Frontiers in microbiology

Last update: Ulbrich Pavel (01.03.2020)

Learning resources -

www.sciencemag.org

www.sciencenews.org

Last update: Leonhardt Tereza (23.01.2018)

Registration requirements -

Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology

Last update: Ulbrich Pavel (23.01.2018)

Teaching methods
	Activity	Credits	Hours
	Účast na přednáškách	1	28
	Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování	2	56
		3 / 3	84 / 84