PřF:Bi7030c Bacterial physiology - pr. - Course Information
Bi7030c Bacterial physiology - practical course
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ivan Kushkevych, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Matúš Pešta (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Vít Procházka (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Ivan Kushkevych, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jiřina Kučerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- Bi7030c/01: Wed 13:00–16:50 E25/111, I. Kushkevych
Bi7030c/02: Thu 13:00–16:50 E25/111, I. Kushkevych - Prerequisites
- Examination - organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/18, only registered: 13/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 11/18 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Microbiology (programme PřF, N-MIK)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Mikrobiologie a molekulární biotechnologie)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to understand principles of work with bacterial and yeasts cells and bacteriophages and to understand chosen tasks, to solve various problems they can face in bacterial physiology; to use set of chosen techniques used in physiological laboratories; to work with growth characteristics of bacterial cells and phages, to understand influence of temperature and UV on lysogenic cells and phages; to prepare crude enzymatic preparation and to test its enzymatic activity and test physiological properties of industrial strains of yeasts. Students will learn to evaluate experimental data acquired, to interpret these results and to deduce conclusions from them. In case of unexpected results they will try to identify possible mistakes/problems. Students will produce a written report from acquired results as preparation for publication in scientific journals.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able - to characterize conditions for determination of physiological properties of bacteria - to determine the bacterial cell phagotype - compare the enzymatic activity of native cells and enzyme preparations - to determine the impact of environmental factors on the viability and vitality of microorganisms
- Syllabus
- Determination of bacterial proteins and dry-weight. Bacterial growth curve in static culture (using plate counts). One-step growth curve of polyvalent and virulent staphylopage. Release of bacteriophage from lysogenic culture by UV induction. Heat inactivation of a bacteriophage. Determination of dehydrogenase activity. Preparation of crude enzymatic product(HEP) with phosphatase activity. Determination of phosphatase activity of native cells and HEP. Influence of heavy metals on bacterial growth (Bioscreen)and protein production. Flocculation of yeasts.
- Literature
- Schemata pro jednotlivé úlohy poskytne vyučující. Laboratory protocols are provided by teacher.
- Horáková, D., Němec, M. (2003) : Laboratorní cvičení z fyziologie bakterií (Laboratory protocols from bacterial physiology)
- Teaching methods
- Topic of each practical is at first explained and demonstrated to students. Then students are solving the practical task by themselves. The outcome of each practical is written report.
- Assessment methods
- Active participation at practical course, reports, credit.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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