mar610 - Profile Module Isolation and characterization of microorganisms (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Modulbezeichnung	Profile Module Isolation and characterization of microorganisms
Modulkürzel	mar610
Kreditpunkte	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Einrichtungsverzeichnis	Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres (ICBM)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master Microbiology (Master) > Mastermodule
Zuständige Personen	Könneke, Martin (Modulverantwortung) Engelen, Bert (Modulberatung)
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
Kompetenzziele	In this course the students will isolate bacteria and other microorganisms. They will learn classical microbiological techniques as enrichment culture, aseptic work, preparation of liquid and solid media, cultivation under oxic and anoxic condition, on agar plates and in deep agar dilution, description of microbes by techniques as staining, microscopy, microphotography.
Modulinhalte	Prior to the laboratory work the participants shall read literature and current studies about their target group of microorganisms and develop an enrichment strategy isolation. They will present this and their enrichment strategy in the seminar. During the course and at the end, results and a possible molecular identification of isolates will be presented and discussed. Practical work: Student prepares media and agar plates required for the enrichment and isolation of the different target organisms in small groups. The enrichment cultures will be monitored over time by measuring various biological and chemical parameters. If pure cultures have been isolated, they will be analyzed microscopically and identified using molecular methods.
Literaturempfehlungen	Brock “Biology of Microorganisms” Cypionka “Grundlagen der Mikrobiologie” Drews “Mikrobiologisches Praktikum” DSMZ catalogue (www.dsmz.de) yer “A field guide to the bacteria” Reddy “Methods for general and molecular Microbiology” Steinbüchel “Mikrobiologisches Praktikum” www.microbiological-garden.net
Links	www.microbiological-garden.net
Unterrichtssprache	Englisch
Dauer in Semestern	1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul	annual
Aufnahmekapazität Modul	unbegrenzt
Modulart	Wahlpflicht / Elective
Modullevel	AC (Aufbaucurriculum / Composition)
Lehr-/Lernform	Seminar and laboratory work, twice per week, half a day each
Vorkenntnisse	Module mar500 including lectures on “Physiology and life modes of prokaryotes” and “Microbial diversity”

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Angebotsrhythmus	Workload Präsenz
Seminar	1	SoSe	14
Übung	5	SoSe	70
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt			84 h

Prüfung	Prüfungszeiten	Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul	Will be announced during the course	One assessment of examination: Portfolio: Protocol (100 %), seminar presentation (no mark) Active participation: Active and documented participation in practical courses (labs, exercises, seminars, field trips) and courses. These include e.g. the delivery of exercises, writing a lab report or seminar presentations according to the advice of the course supervisor.