Frederik Hammes: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2022 |
| Name | Dr. Frederik Hammes |
| Address | EAWAG Überlandstrasse 133 Postfach 611 8600 Dübendorf SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 044 823 53 72 |
| frederik.hammes@usys.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-0220-00L | Practical Course Microbiology  Only for BSc Environmental Sciences. Enrollment of this lecture is necessary until three weeks before course begins. After that date a place cannot be garanteed. | 2 credits | 3P | M. Ackermann, F. Hammes, D. R. Johnson, T. Julian, S. Robinson | |
| Abstract | The course offers an introduction into experimental work with microorganisms; it also demonstrates applications of microbiology in the environmental sciences. | ||||
| Learning objective | Acquisition of basic knowledge and practical skills in the following areas: experimental work with microbes; analysis of resistance to antibiotics; genetic modification of microbes; analysis of pathogenic bacteria. | ||||
| Content | Introduction into sterile work with microbes including cultivation; analysis of resistance to antibiotics; isolation of microbes from environmental systems; observation of microbes with microscopy; genetic modification of microbes for practical applications in environmental systems; analysis of the inactivation of bacteria. The course is based on a combination of practical work and lectures on the scientific background. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Course material will be distributed. | ||||