| Contents of lectures:
1. Introduction to Microbiology
- importance of microorganisms
- evolution of the cell (J. Szostak theory)
- main microbial habitats
2. History of Microbiology
- important microbiologists and discoveries
3. Seeing the small world
- basic and advanced microscopical techniques, sequencing techniques
4. Cell structure
- difference in prokayrotic and eukaryotic cell
- inner cell structures
- cytoplasmic membrane, cell wall, transport systems, DNA, basic of genetics
- cytoskeleton (prokaryotic vs eukaryotic)
- mitochondria, chloroplast (endo-symbiotic theory)
5. Metabolism
- basic principles of metabolism and cell energetics
- advanced metabolism (anaerobic respiration, methanogenesis, syntrophy, chemolithotrophy)
6. Microbial diversity
- ecologically important groups of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes
- this part might be good to merge with metabolism?
- advanced lecture on microbial habitats (aquatic, terestrial, higher organisms)
7. Microorganisms and their resistance to chemical agens (mainly antibiotics)
- type of resistance
- type of antibiotics and their targets in microbial cell (ribosome, cell wall, etc.)
- fungal antibiotics
8. Biotechnology
- bioremediation, biodegradation
Contents of laboratories:
Practical training of microscopical techniques, gram staining, streak-plate method, counting live and total bacteria, growth curve, antibiotic test.
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