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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Introduction. Keywords. Biomes.
Geological scale of organisms.
Introduction to ecology of Archaea and bacteria.
Classification of microorganisms according to media and environment. Bacterial symbiosis and pathogenity.
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| Week 2: |
Archeae: Methanogens, extreme halophiles, and extreme thermopiles. |
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Bacteria: photosynthetic purple and green bacteria.
Cyanobacteria. Spirochetes. Spirilla. Myxobacteria. Lithotorphs. Pseudomonads. Enteric bacteria. Vibrio. Nitrogen fixing bacteria. Pygenic coccus. Endospor forming bacteria. Actinomychetes and related bacteria. Ricketsia and Chlamydia. Mycoplasma.
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| Week 4: |
Plant bacteria: Agrobacterium, Coryneforms, Erwinia, Pseudomonadaceae. |
| Week 5: |
Air-borne pathogens |
| Week 6: |
Bacterial flora of human .Dental Plaque, periodontal diseases. Normal flora of gastro-intestines. Bacteria causing genitourinary infections. Vector-borne pathogens. Bacteria from natural water. Prokaryotes from fresh water |
| Week 7: |
Midterm exam |
| Week 8: |
Endosymbiosis and parasitism in microlagae.
Symbiotic bacteria in amoeba and flagellates.
Prokaryotic Endosimbiyonts from marine invertebrates.
Symbiosis between methane oxidisers and sellulotic bacteria.
Fish and symbiotic Vibrio fischeri.
Symbiotic relations in Archaeae and sponges. Symbiotic bacteria of Ciliates.
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| Week 9: |
Bacteriosit related symbionts in bugs (endosymbionts of aphids, Psyllids, whitefly, Mealybug, Sitophilus, ants, cockroaches, and termites) |
| Week 10: |
Luminous bacteria.
Extreme halophylic bacteria.
Thermophylic and alkaliphylic halophyles.
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| Week 11: |
Phototrophic bacteria. Magnetotactic bacteria. |
| Week 12: |
Colorless sulphur bacteria. Acetogenic bacteria. Hypothermophylic bacteria. |
| Week 13: |
Life cycles of bacteria.
Methods in bacterial ecology.
Bacterial growth and media.
Growth factors: Purines and pyrimidines, amino acids, vitamins.
Types of culture media.
Physical and chemical conditions for microbial growth. Effects of pH and temperature on growth. Increase of bacterial populations.
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| Week 14: |
Measurement of bacterial growth. Methods for measuring cell mass. Methods for calculating cell number.
Graph for doubling time in bacteria.
Doubling time and growth rate.
Calculation of grow rate.
Continuous cultures.
Synchronous growth.
Controlling of growth.
Methods for sterilization.
Antimicrobial agents.
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| Week 15*: |
World Prokaryotes Culture Collections. |
| Week 16*: |
Final exam |
| Textbooks and materials: |
Sonay Özkan, 2004. Bakteri Ekolojisi Ders Notları.
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| Recommended readings: |
1. Algal Ecology. Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Inc. Edited by:R. Jan Stevenson, Max L. Bothwell and Rex L. Lowe. ISBN: 978-0-12-668450-6
2. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (13th Edition) [Kindle Edition] . David P. Clark (Author), Michael T. Madigan (Author), John M. Martinko (Author), David A. Stahl (Author)
3. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans (Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology) by David L. Kirchman (Jun 23, 2008).
4. Soil microbiology by Selman A. 1888-1973 Waksman (Sep 3, 2011)
5. Bloodborne Airborne Pathogens.McGraw-Hill (Corporate Author). Publication Date: August 2008 | ISBN-10: 0073382884 | ISBN-13: 978-0073382883 | Edition: 2nd.
6. Thermophiles: Biology and Technology at High Temperatures by Frank Robb, Garabed Antranikian, Dennis Grogan and Arnold Driessen (Dec 13, 2007)
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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