CHEM-E3121 - Microbial Physiology D, Lecture, 9.9.2022-17.10.2022

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student has the knowledge of:

  • Microbial growth on the level of individual cells and a population
  • Cellular systems controlling and regulating microbial physiology
  • Adaptation of microbial cells to extracellular environment

The student understands:

  • Concepts of metabolic network and metabolic fluxes
  • Concepts of evolution and Darwinian selection

The student is able to:

  • Apply basic microbial growth models

Credits: 5

Schedule: 09.09.2022 - 17.10.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Paula Jouhten

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Microbial physiology course will focus on how microbes grow on the level of individual cells and as a population, and how the cellular control and regulation mediates adaptation to extracellular environments and determines the physiological states of cells. The mechanisms underlying the control and regulation will be investigated from the system-level point of view.

    Basic microbial growth models will be studied for assessing quantitative features of growth and production. To understand the metabolic requirements for growth and production the concepts of metabolic network and metabolic fluxes will be introduced. Further, the metabolic diversity among microbes and microbial communities will be reviewed.

    Finally, the concepts of evolution and the evolutionary force Darwinian selection will be studied and their role in shaping the physiology of natural microbes and production hosts discussed.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Fail, 1 – 5; grading is based on examination and assignments

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 20-26 h
    Assignments 38-44 h
    Self-study 63-69 h
    Exam 4 h

DETAILS

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Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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