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| CHIM9249-1 | Microbial ecology
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Frank Delvigne |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Time and spatial scales involved in microbial ecology
2. Fundamentals of microbial ecology
3. Experimental tools related to environmental microbiology
4. Mass transport of microbial cells in the environment
5. Microbial behavior in complex environments
6. Practical part |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This lecture will be focused on the physico-biological interactions between micro-organsimes and their environment. The practical skills will be thus focused on the set up of an experimental plan in order to study these interactions |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- AM201 - General microbiology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 14h
Practical Works : 12h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - Applied and environmental microbiology (http://aem.asm.org/, accessible en open access)
- Environmental microbiology (http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1462-2912, accessible via une licence ULg)
- FEMS microbiology ecology (http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0168-6496, accessible via une licence ULg)
- Microbial ecology (http://www.springerlink.com/content/100365/, accessible via une licence ULg)
- The ISME journal, multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology (http://www.nature.com/ismej/index.html) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. F. Delvigne
081 62 23 11
F.Delvigne@ulg.ac.be |
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