Enrollment of this lecture is necessary until three weeks before course begins. After that date a place cannot be garanteed.
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.
