| Course title | |||||
| 環境微生物学 [Environmental Microbiology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01EN2215 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 多羅尾 光徳 [TARAO Mitsunori] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Although microorganisms are tiny unicellular organisms, their biomass accounts for a half of living biomass in biosphere. Metabolic activity of individual microorganisms are minute, but they contribute strongly to elements cycle in biosphere due to their huge biomass. This course provides knowledge how microorganisms live in natural environments, and how various microbial metabolic activities involve in the existence of human beings. And, we can utilise various microbial metabolic activities for clean-up of polluted environments and resource problems. This course aims to provide a basic knowledge for application of microorganisms to solve environmental problems. |
| Expected Learning |
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1. To improve the knowledge about microorganisms. 2. To understand the roles of microorganisms in formation of biosphere. 3. To understand basic knowledge of techniques for environmental monitoring, bioremediation, environmental protection by using microorganisms. |
| Course schedule |
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1. What is the Environmental Microbiology? 2. History of biosphere and microorganisms 3. Physical and chemical environment of microorganisms 4. Growth of microorganisms 5. Measurement of microorganisms 6. Kinetics of substrate consumption 7. Water purification 8. Bioremediation 9. Faecal indicator microorganisms 10. Soil respiration 11. Microbial food chain 12. Grazing resistant of bacteria |
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| Assessment/Grading |
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Assignment: 20 % Questionnaire: 20 % Term-end examination: 60 % |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Biomass, eutrophication, metabolism of microorganism, element cycle, bioremediation |
| Office hours |
| 10 a.m - noon, Monday |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 8/22/2018 4:04:07 PM |