| 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. |
