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| CHIB0001-1 | Molecular genetics
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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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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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| *Yeasts as microbial model systems
- life cycles
- study of some biological functions and their regulation
- genetic elements : structure and functions
- methods in classical genetics and reverse genetics + practical works
- methods in molecular genetics of microorganisms + practical works
- applications in Biotechnology
*Methods in microbial genomics and functional genomics + practical approaches
*Introduction to metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
*Practical works : obligatory. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Overview of several microorganisms presented as biological models and contributing to the development of specific topics of microbial genetics. Overview of specialized methods developed in molecular genetics of microorganisms
After completing the course the student is expected to
apply the recent methods of molecular genetics of microorganisms. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| BIOL2013 - General Microbiology (I et II)
BIOL2015 - Molecular Biology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| PowerPoint available on MyULg. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 14h
Practical Works : 8h
Seminars : 2h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Introduction à l'analyse génétique (Griffiths et al, ed.), 2002, De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 878 pages
Microbiologie (Prescott et al., eds), 2013, 8ème édition, De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 1088 pages
Yeast Physiology and Biotechnology (Walker, ed), 1998, Wiley, 350 pages
Genomes (T.A. Brown), 2004, Ed Flammarion, 472 pages
La levure (P. Thuriaux), 2004, ed Belin, 282 pages
Yeast : Molecular and Cell Biology (H. Feldman), 2010, ed Wiley-Blackwell, 433 pages
Books and recent publications in yeast and microorganisms genetics. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Vandenbol Micheline (Professeur ordinaire)
Microbiologie et Génomique
081/622353
m.vandenbol@ulg.ac.be |
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