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Course: Taxonomy of Prokaryotes

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Course title Taxonomy of Prokaryotes
Course code EKO/PGSTP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
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)
  • Tkadlec Emil, prof. MVDr. CSc.
Course content
Bacterial taxonomy summarises a phylogenetic position of prokaryotic microorganisms (domains Archaea and Bacteria) and defines a concept of systematic (one lecture). Menbers of domain Archaea are mentioned only in basic features of families and genera (one lecture). The main attention is aimed to representatives of domain Bacteria which are divided in this course into several parts. The first part contains taxonomy of different classes of phylum Proteobacteria (fifth lectures). The second part includes other phyla of Gram negative cocci and rods - aerobic, facultative anaerobic and obligate anaerobic; regular or irregular (three lectures). The last part of lecture is aimed to Gram positive bacteria (phylum Actinobacteria and Firmicutes) - morphologically different prokaryotae, such as mycobacteria, nokardioform or mycelium forming bacteria and sporeforming bacteria (four lectures). At the end of this course, students should be able to apply a obtained phenotypic and phylogenetic data for classification of microorganisms or for typing of microorganisms. They could understand a similarity or relaionships among species and would be able to explain to intra- or inter-species relationships.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the course the Taxonomy of prokaryotes is explanation of systematics of prokaryotic microorganisms (domains Archaea and Bacteria) based on their phylogenetic position. Owing to learned knowledges the course holder is able to use obtained information and independently interpret acquired data for both typing of bacterial isolates and for identification of unknown samples of prokaryotic microorganisms.
Student is able to use obtained information and independently interpret acquired data for both typing of bacterial isolates and for identification of unknown samples of prokaryotic microorganisms.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Exam - good knowledge and orientation in modern theory of selected subjects.
Recommended literature
  • Balows, A., Trüper, H.G., Dworkin, M., Harder, W., Schleifer, K.-H. (eds.). (1992). The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on the biology of bacteria: ecophysiology, isolation, identification, applications. 2nd ed.. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • Garrity, G.M., Boone, D.R., Castenholz, R.W. (eds.). (2001). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Second edition. Volume One. The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria. Springer, USA.
  • Garrity, G.M., Brenner, D.J., Krieg, N.R., Staley, J.T. (eds.). (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Second edition. Volume Two. The Proteobacteria. Part A Introductory Essays. Springer, USA.
  • Garrity, G.M., Brenner, D.J., Krieg, N.R., Staley, J.T. (eds.). (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Second edition. Volume Two. The Proteobacteria. Part B The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer, USA.
  • Garrity, G.M., Brenner, D.J., Krieg, N.R., Staley, J.T. (eds.). (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Second edition. Volume Two. The Proteobacteria. Part C The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-,and Epsilonproteobacteria. Springer, USA.
  • Sedláček, I. (2007). Taxonomie prokaryot. Masarykova univerzita Brno.


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