Serina Robinson: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2022

Name Dr. Serina Robinson
Address
Professur f. Mikrobielle Interakt.
ETH Zürich, HCI G 439
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailsrobinson@biol.ethz.ch
DepartmentEnvironmental Systems Science
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
701-0220-00LPractical Course Microbiology Restricted registration - show details
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 credits3PM. Ackermann, F. Hammes, D. R. Johnson, T. Julian, S. Robinson
AbstractThe course offers an introduction into experimental work with microorganisms; it also demonstrates applications of microbiology in the environmental sciences.
Learning objectiveAcquisition 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.
ContentIntroduction 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 notesCourse material will be distributed.