Course: Microbiology and Virology

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Course title Microbiology and Virology
Course code BOT/PGSMV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Milan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Sedlářová Michaela, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Microbiology: Historical highlights of microbiology, relevance of microorganisms. Classification of microorganisms and characteristics of individual groups (cell structure and function, nutrition, metabolism, ecology, reproduction and genetics). Interactions between microorganisms, plant-microorganism interactions. Process of pathogenesis in bacteria and fungal organisms. Environmental factors and their effect on microorganism growth, physical and chemical agents in microorganism control. Methods of microorganism cultivation. Bacterial plasmids, plant biotechnologies. Virology: Sub-cellular infectious agents: viruses, viroids, satelite viruses, satelite nucleic acids. The function and formation of virus particles. The structure of virus genomes. Genetic and non-genetic interactions between viruses. Host infection, transcription a replication strategies. Pathogenesis, defense mechanism, recovery. Ecology and transmission of viruses. Epidemiology. Prevention and control of virus diseases. Resistance breeding and induced resistance. Disease diagnosis and virus detection. Principles of virus classification. Plant disease caused by viruses. Plant viruses in biotechnology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
PhD exam
Knowledge, abilities and skills of students are in the range of examined topics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

PhD Exam
Recommended literature
  • Agrios, G.N.: Plant pathology. Academic Press, New York, 1997. Crute, I.R., Holub, E.B., Burdon, J.J. (Eds.): The gene-for-gene relationship in plant-parasite interactions. CAB International, Wallingford, 1997. Čača, Z. (Ed.): Zemědělská fytopatologie. SZN, Praha, 1981. Černý A. (Ed.): Lesnická fytopatologie. SZN, Praha, 1976. Hani, F., Popov (ed.): Obrazový atlas chorob a škůdců polních plodin. Scientia, Praha, 1993. Hluchý, M., Ackermann, P. et al.: Obrazový atlas chorob a škůdců ovocných dřevin a révy vinné. Biocont laboratory, Brno, 1997. Isaac, S.: Fungal-plant interactions. Chapman & Hall, London, 1992. Kranz J. (Ed.): Epidemics of plant disease. Mathematical analysis and modeling. Springer - Verlag, Berlin, 1991. Kůdela, V. (Ed.): Obecná fytopatologie. Academia, Praha, 1989. Lucas, J.A.: Plant pathology and plant pathogens. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1998. Maloy, O.C.: Plant disease control. Principles and practice. John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, 1993. Schwarz, A., Elter, J. (Eds.): Obrazový atlas chorob a škůdců zeleniny. Biocont laboratory, Brno, 1996. Smith I.M., Dunez J., Phillips, D.H., Lelliott R.A., Archer S.A. (Eds.): European handbook of plant diseases. Blackwell, Oxford, 1988. Šutic D.D., Sinclair J.B.: Anatomy and physiology of diseased plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1991. Valášková E. (Ed.): Choroby a škůdci okrasných rostlin. SZN, Praha 1976..
  • (1999). Bos, L.: Plant viruses, unique and intriguing pathogens - a textbook of plant virology.. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
  • (2001). Cann, A.J.: Principles of molecular virology. 3th Ed., Elsevier Ltd..
  • (2002). Kůdela V., Novacky A., Fucikovsky L.: Rostlinolékařská bakteriologie.. Academia, Praha.
  • (2005). Prescott L.M., Harley J.P., Klein D.A.: Microbiology. 6th edition.. McGraw-Hill, New York.


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