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ECOLOGY AND MICROBE PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 23694

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Microbiologia generale (BIO/19)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

A deeper inside on the role of microorganisms in mineral cycling whit the aim of educating the students to evaluation and  management of these processes.

Prerequisites

<br />General Microbiology; Environmental Microbiology

Course unit content

<br />Microbial biogeochemistry: the ecophysiology of mineral cycling.  Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX), application, eco-physiology and biodiversity of ammonium oxidizing bacteria. Nitrogen fixation in soils and waters. Methanogenesis and methanotrophy. Aerobic and anaerobic methane oxidation. Acetogenesis, chemolithoautotrophy and photosyntesis. Hydrolysis of  organic polymers. Cellulolitic, amylolitic and ligninolitic microorganisms. EBPR (Enhanced Bacterial Phosphorus Removal) in sewage treatment systems. Social behaviour of microorganisms (quorum sensing, biofilm formation).Microbial toxins: algal blooms and toxin production.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Maier R.M, Pepper I.L, Gerba C.P. 'Environmental Microbiology'Academic Press (2000)<br />Atlas & Bartha 'Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications' 4° edizione, Addison Wesley Longman (1998)<br />Fenchel, T., King G.M. e Blackburn T.H. Bacterial Biogeochemistry-The ecophysiology of mineral cycling<br />Most recent published papers on the different topics.

Teaching methods

Critical discussion of most recent scientific literature

Assessment methods and criteria

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