Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Microbiologia generale (BIO/19)
Field: Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity: Hub-specific activity

24 hours
of face-to-face activities

3 credits

hub:

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Learning objectives

Introduce the student to new era of biotechnology.
Familiarize the student with industrial application of microorganism such as
enzymes, antibiotics production, bioremediation etc.

Prerequisites

General Microbiology

Course unit content

Microbial applications.
The course focuses on the vast array of applications in microbiology, which is often referred to
as microbial biotechnology. Lectures will cover the fundamentals of the role of microbiology in medicine, agriculture,and the environment such as water and sewage treatment and bioremediation

Full programme

Antibiotics:
General aspects and chemical stuctures
Biological activity
Mechanism of activity
Resistance
Microbial environmental biotechnologies:
Microbial biodiversity as tool for remediation activities of contaminated sites
Methods for microbial community analysis in the environment and monitoring
Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation and degrading microrganisms
Alogenated xenobiotic compounds dehalogenation
Heavy metals detoxification
Bioremediation in situ ed ex situ
EBPR Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal
Microbial polymers and applications:
Xhantan gum, cellulose
PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates )
polylactide (PLA) and biodegradable plastics
Enzymes
Biopesticides

Bibliography

Microbial Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology Alexander N. Glazer , Hiroshi Nikaido Cambridge University Press India 2007 2nd Edition

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination at the end of the course

Other information

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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND MICROBIAL PHYSIOGENOMICS cod. 23977