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300178 VO Microbial communities and Symbioses (2012S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Termin: Montags 13-15 Uhr

Ort: Hörsaal 2, UZA 1, Althanstr. 14

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 05.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 19.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 26.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 16.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 23.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 30.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 07.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 14.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 21.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 04.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 11.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 18.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG
Monday 25.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 2 UZA 1 Biozentrum 2.249 1.OG

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Symbiotic associations represent the basis of life on earth. Microbes catalyzing central biogeochemical processes live in complex communities shaped by cooperation, competition and niche partitioning. Plant and animal cells originate from an ancient symbiosis between two prokaryotes; even today there is merely no organism, which does not live in symbiosis with another organism. This lecture series will provide an overview on our current knowledge about the significance of microbial communities and the wide distribution of symbiosis in nature, with emphasis on free-living microbes and symbiotic associations between bacteria and animals or plants. This lecture series will demonstrate how the application of modern molecular tools has revolutionized our perception of the biology of microbes and their symbiotic associations and will also highlight medical and environmental applications developed on the basis of this new knowledge.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Participants will learn about the significance of complex microbial communities for central biogeochemical cycles in selected ecosystems, will get to know fundamental mechanisms of interactions among microorganisms and between pro- and eukaryotes, and will obtain an overview of the biological phenomenon symbiosis ranging from commensalism to mutualism, parasitism and pathogenicity.

Examination topics

Lecture series.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

B-BOE 9, BOE 9, B-BAN 9, B-BMG 11, B-BMB 10, B-BPB 12, B-BPF 8, B-BZO 11

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