Study Programmes 2015-2016
BIOL0013-1  
Development of microorganisms
Duration :
15h Th
Number of credits :
Master in biochemistry and molecular and cell biology (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Sébastien Rigali
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course will be focused on physiological and morphological differentiations in microorganisms. The selected examples will be discussed in the context of the microorganism's ecological niche and molecular mechanisms will be detailed. Phenomenon related to bacterial dormancy, and secondary metabolite production will be presented, amongst others.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
The student will make a %7E15 minutes talk of an publication related to one of the themes approached in the course. The talk will be followed by a discussion about the content of the selected article as well as on the corresponding subject of the course. The student will thus be estimated on his/her capacity to orally expose and discuss the major results stemming from a publication.
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Contacts :
srigali@ulg.ac.be +32 4 366 98 30