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.
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
: Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers