Program for course week 2

 

Date Time Content Reading *

Tue 16/11 08.15 In
Ex I
Repetition of basic concepts in microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry and genetics 1 to 6 and 17 in the 10th ed. or 1 to 5 and 15 in the 9th ed.
  09.40   Library Tour with Elena Benetti  
  10.30 La Project work  
Wed 17/11 08.15 Le Microbially dominated ecosystems  
  09.15 Ex II TO: Basic concepts in microbial evolution and ecology See course folder on OLAT
  10.30 La Project work  
Thu 18/11 08.15 Le Diversity among microbes  
  09.15 Ex III TO: Simulation of ecological determinants for the cultivation of microorganisms See course folder on OLAT
  10.30 La Project work  
Fri 19/11 08.15 Pa
Accumulation of Mn(II) in Deinococcus radiodurans facilitates gamma-radiation resistance
Daly, M.J., et al.
Science 306, 2004, 1025 - 1028
and
Neither Cold Nor Snow Stops Tundra Fungi
by Elizabeth Pennisi
Science 301, 2003, 1307

presented by
Kurt Hanselmann

  10.30 La Project work

Abbreviations:
Introduction (In) / Laboratory (La) / Lecture (Le) / Exercises (Ex) / Seminar (Se) / Computer course (Co) / Paper presentation (Pa) / Field trip (Ft)
* Please consult approriate chapters in Madigan M.T., J.M. Martinko and J. Parker: "Brock - Biology of Microorganisms" (BBOM), 10th edition, Prentice Hall, 2003 (ISBN 0-13-049147-0) or the appropriate chapters in the 9th edition of BBOM, 1999 (ISBN: 0-13-085264-3).
The chapters listed here normally refer to the 10th edition.

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