Content (Syllabus outline)
Lectures:
- Microbial habitats; soil, water, atmosphere
- Biogeochemical cycling of elements
- Microbial degradation
- Microbial ecology techniques and methods
- Microbial interactions
- The role of fungi in the ecosystem
- Interactions of fungi and plants
- Interactions of fungi and animals
Tutorials:
- Measurement of basic physicochemical parameters in natural sample
- Microscopic examination of environmental samples
- Environmental sufficiency and polysaccharide degradation
- Microbial sulfur mineralization and sulfate reduction
- Effects of anthropogenic substances on microbial growth
- Ammonification and nitrification in environmental samples
- Denitrification in environmental samples
- Substrate-induced respiration in environmental samples
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for performing study obligations:
Exam: positive practical examination (colloquium).
Practical examination (colloquium):
- 80% attendance at tutorials,
- attendance at field work.