Second Semester - 18 points
The ecology and functional diversity of microorganisms in natural ecosystems and the use of microorganisms in bioremediation, biocontrol, and industrial processes.
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MICR 222 is a 32-lecture course, lectures will cover the following areas:
1. Molecules, origins of life and evolution
2. Microbial diversity: What drives it and how can we measure it
3. Bacterial species concept
4. Community genetics
5. Bacterial physiology and microbial ecology
6. Development of microbial communities
7. Bacteria, invertebrates, illumination, genetic engineering and fertility
8. Oceans: geochemical cycles
9. More than just dirt: how soils are formed and how microorganisms mediate soil processes
10. Soils: C and N cycling and the link to greenhouse gas emissions
11. The freshwater environment
12. The marine environment
13. Waterborne pathogens
14. Providing a safe drinking water supply
15. Measuring water quality
16. Biological control in the rhizosphere
17. The phyllosphere and ice-nucleating bacteria
18. Mycorrhizae
19. The Rhizobium-legume symbiosis: nodulation
20. The Rhizobium-legume symbiosis: nitrogen fixation
21. Plant-pathogen interactions: innate immunity
22. Plant-pathogen interactions: gene-for-gene resistance
23. Agrobacterium: nature’s genetic engineer
24. Biofilms and biofouling
25. Bioremediation of sewage
26. Bioremediation of crude oil
27. Bioremediation of xenobiotics
28. Biological control of insect and animal pests
29. Industrial production of primary metabolites
30. Industrial production of secondary metabolites
31. Industrial production of recombinant proteins
The MICR 222 laboratory course has been designed to complement the lecture course. In the 7 labs you will:
Attendance at all 7 laboratory sessions is compulsory
CELS 191 & CHEM 191 & 72 further points
MICR 221
Prescott's Microbiology by Willey, Sherwood and Woolverton, 10th edition, 2017, McGraw-Hill Publishers OR Prescott's Microbiology by Willey, Sandman and Wood, 11th edition, 2020, McGraw-Hill Publishers
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Students are encouraged to contact staff by email to make arrangements for a time to discuss course-related matters.
For more information on this course, please contact Dr Judith Bateup.