- Docente: Roberto Borghese
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/19
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Roberto Borghese (Modulo 1) Carola Eleonora Parolin (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Environmental Sciences (cod. 8011)
Learning outcomes
This course is intended to give the students a general knowledge of the main structural and functional features of the microbial cell, the growth characteristics of microorganisms (Bacteria and Archaea) and their intimate interaction with the surrounding environment.
Course contents
Structure of the prokaryotic cell: membranes, cell wall, flagella, endospores. Bacteria and Archaea. Movement and chemotaxis.
Bacterial metabolism: oxygenic and anoxygenic photosynthesis; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; chemolithotrophy; fermentations.
Microbial groups: phototrophic bacteria; nitrifying bacteria; extreme halophiles; methanogenic archaea.
Environmental microbiology: Vinogradskij column; nitrogen fixation; carbon cycle; nitrogen cycle.
Microbial biodegradation of the main organic pollutants.
Readings/Bibliography
Brock. Biologia dei Microrganismi". Microbiologia generale, ambientale e industriale.
M.T. Madigan, J.M. Martinko, K.S. Bender, D.H. Buckley, D.A. Stahl. Italian translation of the 14 american edition - 2016. Pearson Italia.
Teaching methods
The course is composed of two parts totalling 48 hours. The first part, General Environmental Microbiology, includes 32 hours. The second part, Applied Environmental Microbiology, includes 16 hours.
Assessment methods
Partial and final written exams.
Teaching tools
The teaching material will be available to the students in electronic format via internet.
Office hours
See the website of Roberto Borghese
See the website of Carola Eleonora Parolin