Bi7260 Physiology of fungi

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Lubomír Scháněl, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Prerequisites
Examination - general microbiology, biochemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The composition of fungal cells. Growth and cultivation of fungi-methods of cultivation, preservation, dimorphism. Effect of oxigen and carbon dioxide on fungal growth. Carbon nutrition. Carbon metabolism. Respiration-endogenous respiration. Carbon dioxide fixation. Nitrogen nutrition. Problems in mineral nutrition. The nature of vitamin requirements. The metabolism of vitamins. Reproduction. Spore germination. Nutrition and germination - biological effects on spore germination. The effect of chemical and physical agents.
Syllabus
  • The compossition of fungal cell. Methods of cultivatin, preservation and dimorphism.Role of oxygen and corbon dioxyde in the growth of fungi. Carbon and nitrogen nutrition. Respiration and endogenous respiration. Metabolism of vitamins. Reproduction and spore production.Spore germination. Effect of chemical and physical agents.
Literature
  • Muller G. Allgemeine Mykologie. Thieme Verlag, 1994
  • Griffin H. Fungal physiology. Willey-Liss, N.Y. 1993
  • JANKOVSKÝ, Libor. Viry, prokaryota, řasy, houby a lišejníky : přehled systému, fylogeneze a ekologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 154 s. ISBN 8021015551. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, ústní zkouška.
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.
The course is taught: every week.
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