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| ANIM0004-2 | Microbial biochemistry and physiology
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 10h Pr, 2h AUTR |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité approfondie, 1st year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité spécialisée en valorisation biologique des déchets, 1st year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Food Science and technology | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Master in sciences and environment management | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Lecturer : | Micheline Vandenbol |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| - Enzymes and mechanisms of energy-giving conversions;
- Substrate uptake and entry to the cell;
- Protein secretion;
- Microbial biodegradation: from monomers to polymers;
- Cellular metabolism: assimilation of N, C, S and P components; biosynthesis of monomers and polymers;
- Metabolic regulations: mechanisms at the molecular level;
- Applied topics: carbon and energy fluxes, fermentations, gastrointestinal microflora, rumen microflora, prebiotics and probiotics, antibiotic resistance and its set of problems and solutions in animal production;
- Practical works: methods measuring some parameters of microbial metabolisms. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Overview of biochemical mechanisms developed for generation of cellular energy and biosynthesis required for their needs according to their environment. Study of the microflora with specific emphasis on nutrition and health.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- approach by the best way the different aspects of the microbial metabolism of a given precise complex system
- practice the appropriate study techniques of a particular metabolism. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| BIOL2013 - General microbiology
BIOL2015 - Molecular biology |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 14h
Practical Works : 10h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Microbiology (Prescott et al.), 2008, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill Pub., London, 1088 pages + appendixes
Biology of the prokaryotes (Lengeler et al, eds), 1999, Blackwell Science, 955 pages
Recent publications. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Vandenbol Micheline (Professeur ordinaire)
Biologie animale et microbienne
081/622353
m.vandenbol@ulg.ac.be |
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