Academic Year 2018/2019
- Docente: Laura Pezzolesi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: BIO/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Marine Biology (cod. 8857)
Course contents
Aspects of biotechnology of algae: open and closed cultivation systems, carotenoid and lipid production, wastewater remediation, renewable energy production.
Problems due to the presence of harmful algae: algal blooms (differences in causative organisms, effects on ecosystem and on human health, influence of abiotic and biotic factors); main biointoxications with hints on species distribution, life cycles, growth and nutrient acquisition strategies, relationships with other microorganisms, allelochemical interactions; chemical structure of the main toxin groups and their mechanism of action. Cyanobacteria and water treatment. Effects of global changes on algae. Overview of molecular methods for harmful algal identification and of various structural and functional methods for toxin analysis.
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture notes
Scientific papers
Ecology of Harmful Algae, Graneli e Turner, Springer
Handbook of Microalgal culture. Applied phycology and biotechnology. Richmond e Hu. Wiley Blackwell
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Teaching tools
Power point presentations
Office hours
See the website of Laura Pezzolesi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.