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Lecturer(s)
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Sulovský Petr, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The student will be acquainted with theoretical backgrounds of interaction of microorganisms and geological materials - rocks, soils and anthropogenic inorganic materials. The course involves short overview of microorganisms active in this interaction and of their diversity. It describes metabolic processes in these microorganisms and their action on mineral surfaces. Special attention is paid to processes like oxidation of manganese and sulfides, deposition of calcite and silica by algae, microbial weathering of sulfides, rocks and building materials and to microbial activities in extreme conditions. In relation to this, biogeochemical cycles of selected elements will be explained.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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Understanding of interaction between biosphere and geosphere in natural and anthropogenic processes.
Students should acquire basic understanding of interactions between microorganisms and geosphere, be able to describe fundamentals processes running in these microorganisms, manifestations of the operation of microorganisms on minerals, rocks, soils and anthropogenic materials.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Knowledge of principal processes of interaction between microorganisms and natural as well as anthropogenic inorganic substrates.
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Recommended literature
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Ehrlich, L., Newman, D. (2008). Geomicrobiology. CRC Press, Francis and Tailor, New York (5. vydání).
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Konhauser, K. (2007). Introduction to Geomicrobiology. Blackwell Publishing, London.
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Loy, A., Mandl, M., Barton, L.(editors). (2010). Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Environmental Perspektive. Springer, Berlin.
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Wasserbauer, R. (2000). Biologické znehodnocení staveb. ABF 2000, Praha.
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