Course title
微生物学   [Microbiology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01bo2003b
Instructor(s)
豊田 剛己, 李 哲揆, 大津 直子   [TOYODA Koki, LEE Cholgyu, OTSU Naoko]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
You will learn the basic biology of microbes (bacteria, filamentous fungus, virus) including ecology, metabolism, propagation and genetics. Furthermore, you will learn the relationships of microbes with agriculture, environment and veterinary medicine.
Expected Learning
You must understand relationships with agriculture, environment, medicine, veterinary medicine and the microbiology.
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Course schedule
[the microbiological basics, metabolism, genetics]
1-4) (Toyoda)
1) Introduction: Definition, the history, classification
2) Structure of bacteria
3) Virus
4) Various bacteria, alga,
5-7) (Sasaki)
5) Technique: Culture, sterilization, sterilization, nutrient medium
6) Metabolism
7) Respiration and energy production
8-11) (Li)
8) Population growth: fission, increase curve
9) Genetics
10) Influence of the environmental condition
11) Microbial ecology
[Relationships with the microbe]
12 ) (Sasaki)
・Relationships with the agriculture: Fermentation, microbe material, plant disease.
13) (Toyoda)
・Relationships with the environment: Cyclical change of materials, drainage processing, symbiosis.
14) (Ishihara)
・Relationships with medical science and veterinary medicine.
15) Summary, Examination
Prerequisites
Students take the lecture for 30 hrs, and are also recommend to prepare for and revise the lectures by using texts, references and handouts, spending the standard amount of time (60 hrs)as specified by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
Occasionally prepare the books in the special field
Brock:Biology of Microorganisms(13 ed.)
Assessment/Grading
Attitude to study on subnects (30%), presentation and final examination (70%)
To take final examination, attendance of classes more than 10 times is required.
Message from instructor(s)
You should read related reference books introduced by teachers, and study voluntarily, and use office hours actively.
Course keywords
microbiology
Office hours
You should take appointments of teachers.
Remarks 1
Please check google classroom about the change of the schedule due to COVID-19.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
5/18/2020 10:55:14 AM