Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Microbioloxía e biotecnoloxía ambiental |
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Identifying Data | 2015/16 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Microbioloxía e biotecnoloxía ambiental | Code | 610G02018 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Fourth | Optativa | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT | -Environmental Microbiology: an historical overview |
MICROBIAL BEHAVIOUR | -Cellular behaviour and environment -Microbial cooperative behaviour |
MICROBIAL METABOLISM AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES | -Microbial activity in the carbon cycle -Microbial activity in the nitrogen and sulfur cycles -Microbial conversions of other chemical elements |
MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS | -Interactions between microorganisms and plants -Non-pathogenic interactions between microorganisms and animals |
BIODEGRADATION, RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
-Extremophiles -Microbial biodeterioration -Water treatment, depuration and control -Urban solid waste treatment -Bioremediation -Microbiological control of pests |
PRACTICES | -Microbial sampling and detection from natural environments -Determination of microbial activity in natural environments -Study of the microbial behaviour: quórum sensing and biofilms |
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