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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
BACT0001-1  Marine bacteriology
Duration :  15h Th, 30h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in oceanography, Research focus, 2nd yearToute l'année3
Holder(s) :  Mathieu Poulicek
Language :  French language
Course contents :  After a short review of basic "general" microbiology, I describe, according to the most recent data, the biodiversity of marine microorganisms and the methods used to access information about marine bacteria (techniques, marine environment specificity, biomass, internal and external control of bacteria metabolism, metabolic potentials, N, C, P and S cycles ...). The course also reviews some very special microbiocenoses mainly focussed on symbiosis (hydrothermal vents microbiocenoses and bacterial symbiosis in coral reefs).
Course objective :  To give an integrated scheme of bacterial impact in the ocean functioning
Prerequisites :  Bases of microbiology are quickly reviewed at the begin of the course.
Workshops :  Biomass estimations by several approaches, metabolic activities characterization, use of specific simulation softwares.
Organization :  5 times 3 hours (theory), 5 days practicals
Written notes :  French written syllabus.
Reference book : "Microbial Ecology of the oceans", D.L. Kirchman, Ed. Wiley-Liss Inc.
Assessment :  Oral exam with notes (2 questions).
Contacts :  Mathieu Poulicek - Tél 04 366 50 67 - Email: mpoulicek@ulg.ac.be


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