Opinto-opas 2003-2004

5902020 MICROBIAL GENETICS, MICROBIAL GENETICS, 2 ov

Lecturer info
Senior Lecturer Uwe MUNSTER.

Lectures and exercises:
Lectures 22 h, laboratory exercises 30h

Lecture room and time
Thursday 13 - 15, FC117
Friday 12 - 14, FC117

Weekly teaching / period	A1	A2	S1	S2	Summer
Lectures (h):	-	-	4	-	-
Exercises (h):	-	-	x	-	-

Course objectives
Training and learning in principles of microbial genetics, understanding structure and function of microbial genomes and its role in environmental processes.

Content of the course
This course will introduce to the modern view of microbial genetics, its role in microbiology, evolution, molecular biology and biotechnology. Introduction to the field of modern genetics, molecular biotechnology, use of molecular techniques in environmental biotechnology, linking of gene structure with its function. A lab-exercise course will be given in a block course at the end of the lecture period.

Requirements
Written examination and approved exercises.

Literature
T.D. Brock, Biology of Microorganisms, T. A. Brown, Genetics, A Molecular Approach, 3rd ed., 1999, Chapman & Hall, E.A. Birge, Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics 4rth ed., Springer Verlag, 2000, L. Snyder & W. Champness, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 1997, ASM Press

Prerequisites

Number	Name	OV	P/S
5901001	Fundamentals of Water and Waste Engineering	3	Obl.
5902001	Biochemistry	2	Obl.
5902005	Microbiology I	2	Obl.
5902008	Microbiology II	2	Obl.
5902010	Laboratory exercises in Microbiology	2	Obl.

Notes
Laboratory exercises will be organised as one week intensive period. The time and venue will be informed later.