Applied Environmental Microbiology

LECTURES

1. Methods of microbial ecology I

2. Methods of microbial ecology II

3. Microbial ecosystems I

4. Microbial ecosystems II

5. Microbial symbioses

6. Microbial growth and control

7. Microbiology of Built Environment

8. Purification and stabilization of drinking water.

9. Water distribution systems in Municipalities and facilities.

10. Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases I

11. Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases II

12. Eukaryotic pathogens: fungal and parasitic diseases I

13. Eukaryotic pathogens: fungal and parasitic diseases II

Practicals

1. Isolation of bacteria from an environmental sample in pure culture

2. Control of production of antimicrobial substances, molecular identification of producing bacteria

3. Determination of biomass, ethanol and carbon source concentration in an open culture system

4. Determination of biomass and protein yield factors in an open culture system

5. Microbiological analysis of water, determination of suitability for human use

6. Comparative study of yogurt production from endogenous strains of the genus Lactobacillus